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Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXI HE No.KRAINIAN 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine HistorianT says UPulitzer awarded Russian-UkrainianW dispute over Tuzla escalates by Roman Woronowycz Yanukovych called for calm and the use of to Duranty should be revoked Kyiv Press Bureau diplomacy to defuse the situation. “We cannot allow this to turn into armed by Andrew Nynka 1932 be revoked, The New York Times KYIV – A diplomatic tussle that began reported. The letter asked the newspaper conflict,” warned Mr. Yanukovych on PARSIPPANY, N.J. – A noted with the construction of a dike by Russia to for its comments on Mr. Duranty’s work. October 21. “We must resolve this at the Columbia University professor of history link the Russian Taman Peninsula with the As part of its review of Mr. Duranty’s negotiating table.” has said in a report – commissioned by Ukrainian island of Tuzla in the Kerch work, The New York Times commis- On October 22 the prime minister’s The New York Times and subsequently Strait escalated to full-blown crisis begin- sioned Dr. von Hagen, an expert on early office announced that Mr. Yanukovych had sent to the Pulitzer Prize Board – that the ning on October 20 when Moscow question canceled a trip to Estonia and would fly 20th century Soviet history, to examine Ukraine’s sovereignty over the tiny island 1931 dispatches of Pulitzer Prize winner nearly all of what Mr. Duranty wrote for instead to Moscow on October 24 to meet Walter Duranty showed “a serious lack of and demanded proof of the country’s right with his Russian counterpart, Mikhail The New York Times in 1931. to it. balance.” “After reading through a good portion Kasyanov, to address the Tuzla issue. The Twenty-six days after Russian construc- agreement to meet came only after Mr. Prof. Mark von Hagen said in an inter- of Duranty’s reporting for 1931, I was tion vehicles began an unannounced con- Yanukovych made a personal phone call to view with The Ukrainian Weekly on disappointed and disturbed by the overall struction project to build a dike into the Mr. Kasyanov’s office. Earlier in the day October 23 that Mr. Duranty’s reporting picture he painted of the Soviet Union for Kerch Strait in the direction of Tuzla Island, Russian officials said the Tuzla matter from the Soviet Union could be charac- that period,” Dr. von Hagen wrote. “But terized as “cynical in tone and apologist a five-mile strip of land sparsely populated would be discussed only at a previously after reading so much of Duranty in 1931 mostly with pensioners and vacationers, the scheduled meeting of foreign ministers set in purpose and effect in terms of justify- it is far less surprising to me that he ing what the Stalinist regime was up to.” area had become the central focus of an for October 30. would deny in print the famine of 1932- international dispute bordering on armed Russian President Vladimir Putin, who “That lack of balance and uncritical 1933.” acceptance of the Soviet self-justification conflict. until that point had remained uncharacteris- Asked if his opinion of Mr. Duranty’s The same day that Moscow announced for its cruel and wasteful regime was a tically quiet as the crisis evolved, ordered reporting would change if he were to via diplomatic note that it questioned disservice to the American readers of The Krasnodar Krai officials to halt construction examine only those 13 articles for which Ukraine’s sovereignty over Tuzla, Kyiv New York Times and the liberal values of the dike on October 22. The Ukrainian Mr. Duranty won the Pulitzer Prize, Dr. supplanted a border guard detachment that they subscribe to and to the historical press reported that construction was sus- von Hagen replied with a resolute no. had been carrying out border defense exer- experience of the peoples of the Russian pended for an hour near midnight, but The reporting for which he won the cises since October 10 with 14 gunboats and Soviet empires and their struggle for resumed early in the morning of October Pulitzer Prize was “quintessential of the and aircraft to patrol the area around the a better life,” Dr. von Hagen wrote in his 23. Ukrainian government television stated problems of Mr. Duranty’s analysis,” Dr. Ukrainian-Russian border, which is found on October 23 that Presidents Putin and 4,138-word report. von Hagen said. The professor said that 150 meters southeast of the shore of Tuzla. The New York Times commissioned Kuchma had held their first telephone con- Mr. Duranty’s award “diminishes the Two days later, with construction mov- versation on the matter that day, but did not Dr. von Hagen to write an independent prize’s value.” ing to within 200 meters of Tuzla Island, assessment of Mr. Duranty’s reporting on give details. “It should never have been awarded in Ukraine’s President Leonid Kuchma cur- Later on October 23 Ukraine’s the Soviet Union after the newspaper the first place,” Dr. von Hagen said. “I tailed a state visit to Latin America to return Verkhovna Rada, in an uncharacteristic received a letter from the Pulitzer Prize started reading [Mr. Duranty’s work from to Kyiv to keep rein over an increasingly show of unity, passed a resolution con- Board in July. 1931] and kept saying: this is apology, vitriolic dialogue between the diplomats of demning the Russian actions as “an In the letter, the board said it was clearly apology.” the two states. Upon arrival, Mr. Kuchma unfriendly act that will force Ukraine to responding to “a new round of demands” immediately flew to the island to meet with revise its current relations with the Russian (Continued on page 18) that the prize awarded to Mr. Duranty in Ukrainian officials monitoring the construc- Federation,” with 369 of the 450 members tion of the dike, which the Ukrainian and of the parliament supporting the declaration. Russian press refer to as a dam. The island, ownership of which until House of Representatives adopts As the Ukrainian president returned from now had never been in dispute, lies in a Brazil, Ukrainian border troops moved pon- body of water that Kyiv and Moscow have resolution on Famine of 1932-1933 toon boats into place to block any attempt to found difficulty in delimiting. Russia would extend the dike into Ukrainian territory. like to leave both the Kerch Strait and the Meanwhile Ukraine’s Armed Forces con- Sea of Azov undelimited and in common WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of famine in order to suppress criticism of ducted unexpected military training exercis- ownership, while Ukraine is seeking a more Representatives on October 20 adopted the Soviet regime”; es at Chauda, located 70 kilometers (50 traditional border delimitation and demarca- House Resolution 356 “Expressing the • “Western observers and scholars who miles) south of Tuzla at the southern tip of tion. sense of the House of Representatives reported accurately on the existence of the Kerch Peninsula. The one-day training, Russia has defended the building of the regarding the man-made famine that the famine were subjected to disparage- which Ukrainian military officials said was dike as a necessary decision made by offi- occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933” by a ment and criticism in the West for their planned in advance, included live-fire exer- cials of the Krasnodar Krai, who insist the vote of 382-0. reporting of the famine”; cises and the use of MiG 29 and SU-27 jet dike would control ecological damage to The resolution was introduced by • “the Soviet regime and many schol- aircraft. the coast of the Taman Peninsula. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), chairman of the ars in the West continued to deny the With authorities on both sides of the con- Ukraine said it believes the real point House International Relations existence of the famine until the collapse frontation increasingly warning that the sit- behind the construction is to reconnect the Committee, with Christopher Smith (R- of the Soviet regime in 1991 resulted in uation could escalate out of control, island with Russian territory to change the N.J.), chairman of the Helsinki many of its archives being made accessi- Ukraine’s Prime Minister Viktor territorial configuration of the Kerch Strait Commission, and Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), ble, thereby making possible the docu- and give Moscow a hedge in ranking member of the House mentation of the premeditated nature of border delimitation talks. International Relations Committee, as the famine and its harsh enforcement”; Although nearly every original co-sponsors. • “the final report of the United States Russian politician and diplo- The resolution makes the following government’s Commission on the mat has stated that Russia points: Ukraine Famine, established on has no intention of connect- • “many Western observers with first- December 13, 1985, concluded that the ing to the Ukrainian island, victims were ‘starved to death in a man- hand knowledge of the famine, including no one has explained where made famine’ and that ‘Joseph Stalin and construction will end. The New York Times correspondent those around him committed genocide The crisis began when Walter Duranty, who was awarded a against Ukrainians in 1932-1933’ ”; Russia began construction Pulitzer Prize in 1932 for his reporting • although the Ukraine famine was one of the dike from its Taman from the Soviet Union, knowingly and of the greatest losses of human life in the The tiny island of Tuzla, located in the Kerch Strait, Peninsula in the direction of deliberately falsified their reports to is highlighted in the rectangle below Kerch. (Map cover up and refute evidence of the (Continued on page 6) reproduced from Encyclopedia of Ukraine.) (Continued on page 11) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 No. 43

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS Is Moscow heading NEWSBRIEFS Ukraine holds firm regarding Tuzla very likely to trigger a “provocation” that could even lead to a Ukrainian-Russian for border conflict with Kyiv? KYIV – Ukrainian Foreign Affairs military clash. (RFE/RL Newsline) Ministry spokesman Markian Lubkivskyi by Jan Maksymiuk to the port of Kerch on the Crimean said on October 21 that Ukraine will not Kuchma: Tuzla project “unfriendly” RFE/RL Poland, Belarus and Ukraine Report Peninsula. The Tuzla islet is some 7 kilo- “under any circumstances” allow Russian meters long and 500 meters wide. workers to connect a contentious dam KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma said Earlier this month, Ukraine’s Ministry Ukrainian and Russian media seem to project with Ukraine’s Tuzla Island in the on October 17 that the ongoing construction of Foreign Affairs issued a statement warn- be rather confused as to why the construc- Kerch Strait, Interfax reported. Builders of of a dam in the Kerch Strait is an “unfriend- ing the Russian government that the con- tion of the dam was started and who the Russian dam, which has stirred a bitter ly” action by Russia, Interfax reported. “A struction of a dam, already underway, authorized it. Several versions exist. Russian-Ukrainian dispute, are reportedly good neighbor does not behave in this between Russia’s Taman Peninsula and the According to one, the decision was made some 200 meters from the Ukrainian bor- way,” Mr. Kuchma added. Simultaneously, islet of Tuzla in the Kerch Strait may vio- by an unspecified self-government body of der, which is marked near Tuzla islet with he expressed his certainty that the builders late Ukraine’s state border and territorial the Kuban Cossacks in the Taman Raion of buoys. The Verkhovna Rada was to hold a of the dam will not violate Ukraine’s bor- integrity. According to some reports in the Krasnodarskii Krai, who reportedly want to hearing on October 22 devoted to der. Mr. Kuchma said he is skeptical about Ukrainian media, after the construction of stop water from the Taman Bay mixing Ukrainian-Russian relations. President reports that the dam project was initiated by the dam, the Russian side is going to set a with the much saltier water from the Black Leonid Kuchma, who is currently in local authorities from Russia’s Krasnodar frontier post on the islet, which Ukraine Sea. The Kuban Cossacks are supposedly Brazil, has reportedly decided to interrupt Krai. “Judging by the speed [of the dam considers to be its own territory. concerned with the salinization of their his scheduled 11-day tour of Latin construction] and the costs involved, there In response, the Ukrainian side has environment, which makes it impossible America and return home in connection is no doubt that this is an action of the cen- reportedly reinforced the islet with a border for them to breed certain species of fish with the dam controversy, according to tral government,” the Ukrainian president guard unit and installed anti-tank defenses. that are used to fresher waters. Interfax, which was quoting the presiden- said. (RFE/RL Newsline) According to some Russian newspapers, According to this version of events, the tial press office. (RFE/RL Newsline) Gryshchenko warns of consequences the dam, which is 30 meters wide, is now builders of the dam – who reportedly Kyiv issues warning to Moscow only 1 kilometer away from the islet. include a lot of non-salaried Kuban KYIV – Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Kerch Strait is a shallow channel con- Cossack activists – are going to stop their KYIV – The Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko told necting the Azov Sea with the Black Sea building effort several meters before Ministry has warned Moscow in a diplo- journalists on October 18 that the contro- and separating Ukraine’s Crimean Ukraine’s border. matic note that the Russian side will be versy around the Russian dam in the Kerch Peninsula in the west from Russia’s Taman But the much-respected Zerkalo Nedeli held fully accountable for any potential Strait might prevent the Verkhovna Rada Peninsula in the east. Until 1925, Tuzla weekly in Kyiv suggests a slightly different border conflict connected with the con- from ratifying the accord on the Single was the Tuzla Spit, but a heavy storm that version: the dam project is secretly sup- struction of a Russian dam in the Kerch Economic Space of Ukraine, Belarus, year disconnected it from Russia’s ported by local businessmen from Crimea Strait, Interfax reported, quoting ministry Kazakstan and Russia, Interfax reported. Krasnodarskii Krai, which is inhabited in and Krasnodarskii Krai, who allegedly spokesman Markian Lubkivskyi. Mr. “This is the most obvious idea, and it part by the Kuban Cossacks. In 1941, Tuzla want to urge both Moscow and Kyiv to Lubkivskyi said Kyiv is concerned about a should be obvious for all, including our became an administrative part of Crimea; build a more solid connection between request by the Russian side to provide Russian partners,” Mr. Gryshchenko added. in 1954, Crimea was ceded to Soviet Crimea and Russia – a bridge between “copies of documents, including carto- “Possibly, it would be good for Ukraine to Ukraine. Thus, following the break-up of Tuzla and Kerch. graphic ones, on which the Ukrainian side deploy its naval vessels where its territorial the Soviet Union, Ukraine considered The dam project is reportedly supported is basing its suppositions regarding its water begin and see how Russians reacts,” Tuzla to be its own territory. by the leader of the Crimean Communists, ownership of the island of Tuzla,” which Leonid Kravchuk, leader of the Social A dozen families of fishermen – Ukrainian National Deputy Leonid Hrach, the dam project is gradually approaching. Democratic Party-United caucus in the Ukrainian citizens – live on the islet, which who is known for his various ideas to make The dam is now reportedly some 400 Verkhovna Rada and the first president of also hosts several holiday hotels belonging trade and other contacts between Crimea meters from the Ukrainian frontier. “It is independent Ukraine, told journalists the and Russia more intense. These ideas unacceptable for Ukraine to confirm the same day. “If Russia continues to build a include not only building a bridge over the indisputable fact that the Tuzla island is an dam into our territorial waters, we will have Jan Maksymiuk is the Belarus, Kerch Strait, but also, surprisingly, laying a inalienable part of the Ukrainian territory,” to resort to force [to stop the construction],” Ukraine and Poland specialist on the Mr. Lubkivskyi said. (RFE/RL Newsline) Mr. Kravchuk added. staff of RFE/RL Newsline. (Continued on page 23) NATO chief pledges to raise issue 5,000 in Lviv protest Russian act KYIV – NATO Secretary-General LVIV – Some 5,000 people gathered in EU-Ukraine summit: the reality Lord George Robertson said in Kyiv on Lviv on October 19 to protest the dam con- October 20 that he will speak about the struction in the Kerch Strait. Demonstrators by Taras Kuzio crete policies that Ukraine should be Tuzla situation during his upcoming visit called the construction a “predatory” action RFE/RL Newsline working upon. These areas include to Moscow, Interfax reported. Mr. on the part of Russia and appealed to the reform of the judiciary and “strengthen- Robertson said Ukrainian President Ukrainian leadership to take immediate The European Union and Ukraine held ing and ensuring stability of democratic Leonid Kuchma, with whom he met ear- measures to defend Ukraine’s territorial their seventh annual summit on October institutions, the rule of law, and respect lier the same day, did not ask for NATO’s integrity. (RFE/RL Newsline) 7-8 in Yalta. The EU is expected to for human rights.” assistance in resolving the looming dis- accept 10 new members next year and a These political areas are precisely pute. According to the NATO chief, the Verkhovna Rada again in disarray further two or three countries – Romania, where Ukraine has regressed during Ukrainian-Russian border problem in the Bulgaria, Croatia – in 2007. The EU’s KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada session on Presdient Leonid Kuchma’s second term Kerch Strait should be settled by both new neighbors in the western Balkans October 16 started with a blockade of the par- in office since 1999. Jan Virsma, head of concerned sides with the participation of and Turkey also are on a medium-term liamentary rostrum by deputies from the the EU’s delegation to Ukraine, Belarus such organizations as the United Nations. membership track if they implement opposition Socialist Party, the Yulia and Moldova, said in an interview in Meanwhile, National Deputy Ihor Ostash deeper reforms. Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine, UNIAN Zerkalo Nedeli on the eve of the summit of the Our Ukraine bloc, who visited In contrast, the EU has not offered reported. A similar protest was staged by the that Ukraine’s current leaders are not Tuzla last week, told journalists on future membership to the four western interested in pursuing reforms or rule of October 20 that the dam construction is (Continued on page 16) CIS countries – Russia, Belarus, law. Moldova and Ukraine – which also lie In contrast to these political areas geographically in Europe and, therefore, where Ukraine has fared badly, the state- FOUNDED 1933 theoretically eligible to seek EU mem- ment recognized “progress” in the imple- bership themselves under Article 49 of mentation of economic reform and the EU Treaty, which allows any HE KRAINIAN EEKLY Ukraine’s stable economic growth. TAn English-languageU newspaperW published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., European state to join. Of the four west- Nevertheless, the statement pointed to a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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Outgoing NATO secretary-general takes a last trip to Ukraine To make a point, by Roman Woronowycz considerably warmer since the icy days on the issue and that it was for Ukraine Kyiv Press Bureau of the Prague summit last November. and Russia to work out the dispute. He activist applies Then Ukraine was suspected of selling also noted that he would be in Moscow KYIV – NATO Secretary-General anti-aircraft defense technology to Iraq, on October 30, at a time when Russian for NATO membership George Robertson, in his last formal visit and Western officials were showing overt Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov would be in to Ukraine, told Kyiv officials that the dissatisfaction with Kyiv’s denials as Kyiv to discuss the delimitation of the country has some way to go to member- by Roman Woronowycz well as the level of its cooperation in the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov. Mr. ship in the North Atlantic defense Kyiv Press Bureau investigation that followed the charges, Robertson did not say whether he would alliance and should not hope for an invi- which were leveled in August. At one raise the Tuzla dispute with Russian KYIV – Attempting to raise tation at the next summit in Istanbul in point it was questioned whether Ukraine President Vladimir Putin. awareness in Ukraine of the posi- May. would receive an invitation to the Prague In Kyiv, speaking at the inaugural tive aspects that NATO member- Mr. Robertson, who will leave his post summit at all. The centerpiece of the meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Civic ship would give the country, one in December after four years on the job, summit was the entry into NATO of the League, a non-governmental organization man has taken it upon himself to said it would be “overly optimistic” to supporting Ukraine’s entry into NATO, ask for individual membership – for hope to receive an invitation at the first new members since the fall of the Iron Curtain, many of which were Mr. Robertson noted that the seven coun- himself. Istanbul summit and underscored that tries that will join NATO next May have Ilko Kucheriv, 42, long a politi- there is no schedule or test that will Ukraine’s immediate neighbors. During his meeting with Mr. Kuchma, resolved all border disputes with their cal and social activist in democratic determine when Ukraine will be able to neighbors. circles and the director of the non- achieve NATO membership. who was the most direct object of He called Ukraine’s plan for integra- governmental organization “It is a matter of the ability to integrate NATO’s scorn towards Ukraine last year, tion into NATO “a forward-looking agen- Democratic Initiatives, handed an one’s armed forces into the military Mr. Robertson emphasized the friendlier da,” yet underscored that “the challenge application for NATO membership structure of NATO, as well as reach the atmosphere and assured the Ukrainian is not a challenge for NATO, but for to a somewhat surprised NATO democratic standards that NATO coun- state leader that the country is not the Ukraine.” Secretary-General George tries are at: press freedom, an independ- object of a double standard. In a list of the issues that Ukraine must Robertson before a conference in ent judiciary, free and fair elections, and “There are two standards, of course, I still tackle to obtain NATO membership, Kyiv on October 20. a calm domestic political situation,” made no apology for that,” explained Mr. Robertson afterward. “Ukraine said it Mr. Robertson included democratic, free Mr. Robertson quickly regained explained Mr. Robertson after a meeting and open presidential elections in 2004, with Ukraine’s President Leonid wants to be a part of NATO. The other his stride after being unexpectedly country in this region has not said that. and the development of a free press. handed the documents while shak- Kuchma. He congratulated Ukraine on its That is why Ukraine is held to a higher ing hands with various participants Mr. Robertson, who had visited achievements in defense reform, and stronger standard.” of a conference on Ukraine-NATO Ukraine three previous times in his posi- although he added that more downsizing The NATO leader arrived in Ukraine relations sponsored by the Ukraine- tion as the chief of NATO, used this trip is needed, as are more paid volunteer sol- as the controversy over the construction NATO Civic League. He gave a as a farewell tour. He has had closer con- diers and “fewer tanks and more preci- of a dike in the Kerch Strait by Russia, hearty Irish laugh before calling the tact with the country than any NATO sion-guided missiles.” which seems to be headed for the application “very interesting.” head to date and presided over the organ- “We are talking about profound struc- ization as Ukraine made its first efforts Ukrainian island of Tuzla, was taking on Mr. Kucheriv later told The tural changes,” explained Mr. Robertson. Ukrainian Weekly that he fully towards membership in the defense the features of a crisis. The outgoing NATO leader praised alliance with its declaration in May 2001 Hounded by the press throughout his understands that membership is a Ukraine’s defense expertise and heavy matter for states, but noted that the of its desire to join NATO. one-day visit to Kyiv on his stance on the airlift capabilities, and thanked the coun- Mr. Robertson noted that relations matter, Mr. Robertson would state only (Continued on page 15) between Ukraine and NATO had grown that he was briefed by President Kuchma (Continued on page 15)

State Department issues instructions for Diversity Visa Lottery for 2005 WASHINGTON – The U.S. State the electronic diversity visa entry form. land-born), Colombia, Dominican site: www.travel.state.gov. Department has issued instructions for Paper entries and mail-in requests for Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, India, If the applicant cannot meet these persons who wish to apply for the annual diversity visa registration will no longer Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, requirements, he or she should not submit U.S. Diversity Visa lottery program, be accepted. Russia, South Korea, United Kingdom an entry to the DV program. which will take place in November and The Department of State is implement- (except Northern Ireland) and its depend- Procedures for submitting an entry December. ing the new electronic system in order to ent territories, and Vietnam. Persons born Starting this year, applicants will have improve efficiency and make the diversi- in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and • All entries by an applicant will be to fill out an electronic form on a desig- ty visa petition process less prone to Taiwan are eligible. disqualified if more than one entry for the nated Internet website and will have to fraud, thus making it less vulnerable to Requirements for entry applicant is received, regardless of who supply a digital (electronic) photograph. use by persons who may pose a threat to submitted the entry. Applicants may pre- The department will no longer accept the security interests of the United States. • Applicant must be a native of one of pare and submit their own entries, or paper entries or mail-in requests. The congressionally mandated Diversity the countries on the “List of Countries by have someone submit the entry for them. The website – www.dvlottery.state.gov Immigrant Visa Program is administered Region Whose Natives Qualify.” • The Department of State will only – can be accessed between Saturday, on an annual basis by the Department of Native of a country whose natives accept completed Electronic Diversity November 1, 2003, and Tuesday, State and conducted under the terms of qualify: In most cases this means the Visa Entry Forms submitted electronical- December 30, 2003. Section 203(c) of the Immigration and country in which the applicant was born. ly at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the Under the program, persons from eli- Nationality Act (INA). Section 131 of the However, if a person was born in a coun- 60-day registration period beginning gible countries can register for the chance Immigration Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101- try whose natives are ineligible but November 1, 2003. to apply for an immigrant visa. Those 649) amended INA 203 to provide for a his/her spouse was born in a country • The Department of State will send selected at random and notified by the new class of immigrants known as whose natives are eligible, such person DV lottery entrants an electronic confir- State Department are eligible to apply for “diversity immigrants” (DV immigrants). can claim the spouse’s country of birth mation notice upon receipt of a complet- one of 55,000 immigrant visas made The act makes available 50,000 perma- providing both the applicant and spouse ed EDV Entry Form. available annually. (Note: 5,000 of these nent resident visas annually to persons are issued visas and enter the U.S. simul- • Paper entries will not be accepted. visas are designated for use under the from countries with low rates of immi- taneously. 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The visas, cation or training requirement of the DV citizens or legal permanent residents, The State Department notice below however, are distributed among six geo- program. even if the child no longer resides with contains instructions for registering for graphic regions with a greater number of Education or training: An applicant the applicant or is not intended to immi- the lottery program, plus a listing of visas going to regions with lower rates of must have either a high school education grate under the DV program, must be countries that are eligible, as well as immigration, and with no visas going to or its equivalent, defined as successful submitted electronically with the those that are not. citizens of countries sending more than completion of a 12-year course of ele- Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. 50,000 immigrants to the U.S. in the past Registration turns electronic mentary and secondary education; or two Group or family photos will not be five years. Within each region, no one years of work experience within the past accepted; there must be a separate photo Effective this year, all applicants who country may receive more than 7 percent five years in an occupation requiring at for each family member. register to participate in the Diversity of the available Diversity Visas in any least two years of training or experience Each applicant, his/her spouse, and Visa lottery program must do so electron- one year. to perform. The U.S. Department of each child will therefore need a computer ically through a designated Internet web- For DV-2005, natives of the following Labor’s O*Net OnLine database will be file containing his/her digital photo site, www.dvlottery.state.gov. Applicants countries are not eligible to apply used to determine qualifying work expe- (image) which will be submitted on-line may access the website between because they sent a total of more than rience. Applicants will also find a link to with the EDV Entry Form. The image file Saturday, November 1, 2003, and 50,000 immigrants to the U.S. in the pre- a Labor Department list of qualifying Tuesday, December 30, 2003, to fill out vious five years: Canada, China (main- occupations at the Consular Affairs web- (Continued on page 21) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 No. 43

Ukrainian American Veterans Ukrainian Orthodox Mission Team meet at 56th national convention travels to orphanages in Ukraine PALATINE, Ill. – With veterans rep- National Commander Koziak’s report SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – The Archbishop Antony. That delegation visit- resenting eight states and 14 posts, the included the newest information regard- nine-member Orphanage Mission Team ed the Zaluchia Orphanage, and Ms. 56th national convention of the ing the introduction of the bill H.R. to Ukraine of the Ukrainian Orthodox Kochenash was so moved by what she Ukrainian American Veterans (UAV) 1615, title: “To amend Title 36, United Church of the U.S.A. returned to their saw that she was compelled to conduct officially got under way in Palatine, Ill., States Code, to grant a Federal Charter homes in the United States. For two her own private fund drive. on September 26. At the same time, to the Ukrainian American Veterans, weeks, six young adults worked and The members of the team received a members of The Ladies Auxiliary con- Inc.” U.S. Rep. Sander M. Levin of played with the orphans, assisted the final request just prior to departure for ducted their 29th national convention Michigan introduced the bill on April 3, orphanage staff in their daily responsibil- Ukraine. Archbishop Antony asked jok- and the Ukrainian American Military during the 108th Congress. Commander ities and observed the state and needs of ingly if anyone had room in their luggage Association held its 8th Annual Koziak appealed to the UAV member- the homes for handicapped orphaned for a few items. They all laughed, but Conference. ship to write or personally contact their children. found a way to stuff into their checked Delegates gathered here to elect a new U.S. representatives to become co-spon- Two years ago, the Ukrainian and carry-on luggage over 200 Beanie national executive board, discuss current sors of the bill. Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. in coor- Babies, which were donated to the chil- projects, set new agendas for the coming National Vice-Commander Krawczuk dination with the Children of Chornobyl dren at the orphanages by Marilee year and enjoy the fraternity of fellow reported on membership issues and the Relief Fund (CCRF) adopted two Lesczuk of Holy Trinity Ukrainian veterans. Post 35 of Palatine hosted this UAV Registration Projects. The UAV orphanages in Ukraine. An orphanage in Orthodox Parish, Trenton, N.J., from her year’s convention, with Bohdan Pyskir 56th Convention approved publication of Znamianka, Kirovohrad Oblast, and own private collection. The team mem- serving as convention chairman. a booklet containing the names of all another in Zaluchia, Ivano-Frankivsk bers were moved to see the children hug- The newly elected members of the registrants at hand by Memorial Day Oblast, were selected because the homes ging their new “friends.” UAV national executive board are: 2004, to coincide with the dedication of were in particularly deplorable condition, During their visits to the orphanages, National Commander Mathew Koziak, the National World War II Memorial in housing children with physical and men- the directors and staff were very hos- Vice-Commander Anna Krawczuk, Washington. The convention also man- tal birth defects. The mission journey pitable and thankful for the Church’s Finance Officer Wasyl Liscynesky, dated recruitment of membership-at- was organized by the Consistory Office support and efforts – especially the actual Judge Advocate Stephen Wichar, large by adding this responsibility to the of Youth and Young Adult Ministry, physical presence and assistance of the Adjutant and Webmaster Walter duties of the national vice-commander in whose director is Natalie Kapeluck, with Mission Team Members. The staff mem- Demetro, Quartermaster Stephen the UAV Constitution and By-Laws. the assistance of the Office of Missions bers were also open and frank about their Kostecki, Historian Vasyl Luchkiw, After the presentation of reports, dele- and Christian Charity, directed by Father difficulties and needs in providing for the Chaplain Dorothy Budacki, Welfare gates formed committees to work on cur- Deacon Dr. Ihor Mahlay – both of whom children. Officer Myroslaw Pryjma, Scholarship rent issues. On Saturday, September 27, were participants in the missionary trip. Not only did the administration of the Officer Nicholas Skirka and Public the committee reports were presented In Znamianka, where 90 children live, orphanages provide meals and lodging Relations Officer Michael Wowk. The and acted upon. On this day veterans the Mission Team provided the children for the Mission Team, but they took the past national commander is Steven also heard a presentation by Sgt. Maj. with basic physical therapy, playing with, team on cultural excursions. In Shewczuk. Dan Zahody about the Ukrainian cuddling and lovingly hugging as many Znamianka the members visited Chyhyryn-Subotiv, the home area of The Ladies Auxiliary elected the fol- American Military Association. of the children as possible. Several mem- Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky. In lowing officers: Helen Drabyk, presi- Orest Baranyk, president of the bers of the team assisted in basic repairs at the facility. Others painted a mural in Zaluchia the team visited Kosiv and the dent; Oksana Koziak, vice-president; Chicago Branch of the Ukrainian one of the classrooms. One day, the ethnographic bazaar in the foothills of Irene Pryjma, secretary; Jean Elnick, Congress Committee of America, per- orphans were entertained by the presenta- the Carpathian Mountains. treasurer; Halina Mutlos, Chaplain; Rena sonally extended greetings to the gather- tion of the play “Snow White and the The mission team also spent a well- Sagasz, judge advocate; Alberta Cieply, ing. Other greetings were sent by Illinois Seven Dwarfs” put on by all the mem- deserved relaxing day touring historic welfare officer; Stephanie Lopuszanski, Gov. Rod Blagojevich and U.S. Sen. bers of the mission team. Lviv. liaison officer; Victoria Maksimowich, Peter G. Fitzgerald. A moving moment of the first week On the way back to Kyiv team mem- e-mailer; and Alberta Cieply and Jean After official business was completed, was the Baptism and Chrismation of 25 bers made a pilgrimage to the Pochayiv Elnick, historians. veterans and guests enjoyed a banquet Palatine Mayor Rita Mullins wel- children of the orphanage. It was a par- Monastery-Lavra, venerating the miracu- on Saturday night. The evening’s pro- ticularly moving moment when members lous icon of the Mother of God and relics comed the delegates during the opening gram opened with the posting of colors session. Executive board members, post of the Mission Team and several mem- of St. Job. In Kyiv, the group visited the by members of Posts 32 and 35. UAV bers of the orphanage staff eagerly Pecherska Lavra, venerating the relics of commanders, and state commanders pre- Chaplain Dorothy Budacki recited the sented reports of their activities for the stepped forward to become sponsors – many saints buried in the catacombs, St. past year. (Continued on page 14) godparents – of these, God’s special Sophia Cathedral and St. Michael’s childen. Golden-Domed Cathedral which has In Zaluchia, the Mission Team did it been magnificently restored with the sup- all again, at the orphanage that is home to port of many of faithful in the United 130 children. As in Znamianka, the vast States. majority of the children were born with Deacon Ihor, in his capacity as direc- physical and mental birth defects, such as tor of MCC, and Olena Welhash, CCRF Down syndrome or cerebral palsy. director in Ukraine, had an opportunity to This home is a former family estate observe the progress made by these two built before World War II, still in need of institutions, see the aid that has come some major improvements. A new roof, from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of new bathrooms with multiple showers, the U.S.A. and evaluate indepth the sinks in every room and a laundry, along future needs of the orphanages. The with new beds, mattresses and linens, all UOC-U.S.A. and CCRF have had a have been provided through the financial tremendous impact on the lives of these support of the faithful of the Ukrainian handicapped and orphaned children. Orthodox Church. Although many The team members in the missionary improvements have been made, much effort were the Very Rev. Taras more needs to be done. Naumenko, Ss. Peter and Paul Parish, In both orphanages the team saw the Palos Park, Ill.; Nicole Beck, Ss. Peter blankets, pajamas and toys contributed and Paul Parish, Palos Park, Ill.; John through the efforts of Kathryn Kochenash Charest, John Meschesin and Karen of Holy Assumption Ukrainian Orthodox Meschesin of St. Michael Parish, At the Ukrainian American Veterans convention are the members of the new Parish, Northampton, Pa., and the many Woonsocket, R.I.; Denise Spoganetz of national board (from left): Wasyl Liscynesky, Stephen Kostecki, Vasyl Luchkiw, friends she enlisted to the collect such St. Demetrius Parish, Carteret, N.J.; and Michael Wowk, UAV National Commander Mathew Koziak, Dorothy Budacki, things. Mr. Kochenash was a participant Shannon Dombroziak, Protection of the Myroslaw Pryjma, Anna Krawczuk, Walter Demetro and Nicholas Skirka. in the October 2002 trip to Ukraine with Mother of God Parish, Dover, Fla.

H O “MARCH OF REMEMBRANCE” L 1932 O 1933 NOVEMBER 15, 2003 D Assemble at 11:00 a.m. on 7th St. in front of St. George Ukrainian Church. Solemnly WALK to HONOR the O INNOCENT UKRAINIANS STARVED to DEATH in STALIN’S 1932-1933 GENOCIDE. M O When thousands of Ukrainians walk to St. Patrick’s Cathedral to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the R UKRAINIAN FAMINE “HOLODOMOR,” WHERE WILL YOU BE? No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 5 THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

Ladies’ Night Out benefits UNA Executive Committee press funds of Svoboda, Weekly focuses on mid-year results EAST HANOVER, N.J. – Thirty Nights Out, Slawka Hordynsky of by Christine E. Kozak members for the year. She is currently ladies from the northern New Jersey area Springfield, N.J., was assisted for this UNA National Secretary working on a member recruitment proj- participated in a Ladies’ Night Out to function by Ivanka Olesnycky of ect in the Washington, D.C., area. benefit the press funds of The Ukrainian Maplewood, N.J. Previous Ladies’ PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Ukrainian Second Vice-President Iwanciw Weekly and Svoboda through the Nights have benefited the Verkhovyna National Association’s Executive reported that he attended several func- Ukrainian National Foundation. resort, a young girl in need of a bone Committee met on Friday, September 26, tions as a UNA representative both with- It was fitting that the night out benefit- marrow transplant and the Vovcha Tropa here at the UNA Home Office. in the Ukrainian community and outside ed the papers as both are celebrating Plast Camp. The meeting was called to order by the community. In an effort to identify anniversaries this fall – Svoboda its Attendees included local activists from UNA President Stefan Kaczaraj at 10 a.m. Ukrainian Americans and recruit UNA 110th and The Weekly its 70th. various organizations; officers of the Attending the meeting were: Martha members, Mr. Iwanciw said he would Held at the Ramada Inn, the event fea- Ukrainian National Association, National Lysko, first vice-president; Eugene like to see the UNA participate in the tured cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, din- Secretary Christine E. Kozak and Iwanciw, second vice-president; Al very popular county fairs that are held ner and camaraderie in an informal Treasurer Roma Lisovich; publisher of Kachkowski, director for Canada; annually and have an attendance of atmosphere as has become traditional at Svoboda and The Weekly, and the edi- Christine E. Kozak, national secretary; approximately 90,000 in the Virginia these evenings. tors-in-chief of both newspapers, Irene Roma Lisovich, treasurer; and Yaroslav area. He explained that the UNA could The organizer of the periodic Ladies Jarosewich and Roma Hadzewycz. Zaviysky of the UNAAuditing Committee. join with other Ukrainian organizations The meeting began with Mr. Kaczaraj in the Washington area and have a pres- welcoming the Executive Committee ence at these extremely successful fairs members, the reading and acceptance of that last three to four days. the agenda, and the reading of the min- Director for Canada Kachkowski said he utes of the previous meeting, held on has kept in contact with the UNA’s June 27, 2003. Members of the Executive Canadian branch secretaries. The Committee then presented their reports Saskatchewan District participated in the for the first six months of 2003. Saskatoon Multicultural Folkfest, which President Kaczaraj reported on the was attended by thousands of visitors. The state of the UNA, which had an increase pavilion where the exhibit was located had in surplus of $792,000. However, he 23,000 visitors, although, due to the extreme noted that the UNA subsidized Soyuzivka heat, attendance for this festival was down in the amount of $259,000, and the from last year. The UNA conducted a draw- UNA’s publications, Svoboda and The ing for one of the UNA’s publications; the Ukrainian Weekly, in the amount of winner, Emil Lychak of Lloydminster, $74,000. Also, $59,000 was expended for Alberta, chose to receive one year’s sub- premiums paid on behalf of 79-year-old scription to The Ukrainian Weekly. UNA members. The total disbursed on The lack of Canadian enrollment is a behalf of Soyuzivka, the two newspapers serious problem and is indeed challeng- and the fraternal benefit for senior mem- ing, Mr. Kachkowski said. As per the bers was $392,000, which reduced the 35th UNA Convention mandate, the surplus from $1,184,000 to $792,000 in UNA has one more year to institute the six-month period ending on June 30. major “renovations” in an attempt to In comparing the six months ending revitalize Canadian business. June 30, 2002, to the six months ending National Secretary Kozak reported Organizers of the October 3 Ladies’ Night Out: Slawka Hordynsky (left) and June 30, 2003, the UNA’s regular premi- Ivanka Olesnycky. that the second quarter of 2003 was not um income increased by $77,000 and very productive. The UNA sold 45 life annuity premium income increased by policies and 39 annuities for a total of $916,000. The total annuity premium $1.4 million. Unfortunately Canada sold income for the period ending June 30 only two policies for the quarter for a was $1,458,000. Universal Life premium total of $253.05 in annual premiums. decreased by $17,000 and costs for rein- Ms. Kozak went on to note that, once surance increased to $31,000. The again, Lubov Streletsky, secretary of reported net premium income for the Branch 10, came out on top with a total first six months of 2003 was $1,057,000. of $8,801 in annual premiums. Myron The Ukrainian National Urban Pylypiak, secretary of Branch 496, sold Renewal Corp. had a profit of $69,000 the highest number of policies, selling 11 for the report period. The UNA policies. She offered commendations and Corporate Headquarters building had congratulations to both organizers. new carpeting installed and part of the In previous years, the UNA Home second floor was freshly painted. There Office assigned branches their new mem- are plans to install a security system and ber recruitment quota. This year, however, new doors for the building before year- each district was mandated to assign its end, Mr. Kaczaraj said. own quota, the national secretary report- First Vice-President Lysko reported ed. Most districts complied, and the new that she is on track for recruiting 10 new quota was set at 909 policies in compari- son to 1,250 in past years. Even with the Correction new quotas, only 130 policies were sold The name of one of the Young in the first six months for this current UNA’ers featured on October 12 was year. The top three districts are Northern New Jersey, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Among participants of the evening held to benefit the press funds of The Ukrainian listed incorrectly. The child’s full name Weekly and Svoboda were Zenia Olesnycky (left) and Myrosia Harmaty. is Gregory Lew Gawdiak. (Continued on page 16)

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES THAT ITS FALL ORGANIZING MEETINGS WILL BE HELD: DISTRICT ADDRESS DATE TIME DISTRICT CHAIRPERSON Central New Jersey UNA October 31, 2003 2:00 p.m. Michael Zacharko 2200 Route 10, Parsippany, NJ Northern New Jersey UNA October 31, 2003 2:00 p.m. Eugene Oscislawski 2200 Route 10, Parsippany, NJ Montreal Ukrainian National Federation November 2, 2003 3:00 p.m. Tekla Moroz 405 Fairmont West Montreal, Quebec 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 No. 43

IN THE PRESS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY The Times and the Famine Holos Ukrainy spotlights Weekly Our front page this week reports that Dr. Mark von Hagen, a professor of histo- ry at Columbia University, was hired back in July by The New York Times to asKYIV “Coeval – The Kyiv newspaper of Holosthe Holodomor”The readership of the weekly newspa- make an independent assessment of the USSR coverage provided by its Moscow Ukrainy featured a brief article about The per is constantly growing, and today it correspondent, Walter Duranty, in the 1930s. His assessment, in a nutshell, was Ukrainian Weekly and its 70th anniver- has subscribers throughout the world: in that Duranty parroted the Soviet line – that his writing manifested a “lack of bal- sary in its international news section on India and Australia, South America and ance and uncritical acceptance of the Soviet self-justification for its cruel and September 25. Titled “Coeval of the Europe. The majority of its readers, of wasteful regime” and “was a disservice to the American readers of The New York Holodomor,” the story was written by course, are in the U.S.A. and Canada. Times and the liberal values they subscribe to and to the historical experience of Svitlana Ostapa, director of the press The Ukrainian National Association has the peoples of the Russian and Soviet empires and their struggle for a better life.” seen to it that The Ukrainian Weekly is “After reading so much Duranty in 1931 it is far less surprising to me that he service of the Ukrainian World Coordinating Council. received by every congressman and gov- would deny in print the famine of 1932-1933 and later defend the prosecutors’ ernment officials of the U.S.A., as well charges during the show trials of 1937,” the historian noted. The full text of the article, translated from the original Ukrainian, follows. as some representatives of the Canadian In his report Prof. von Hagen did not offer an opinion on whether Duranty’s government. It should be added that Pulitzer, awarded for work done in 1931, should be revoked. However, he later told * * * since the proclamation of Ukraine’s inde- The Sun, a New York newspaper, that it should be revoked, and was quoted in The In October 1933, in the United States, pendence the number of non-Ukrainian New York Times as saying: “They should take it away for the greater honor and readers of this newspaper has increased. the first issue of the English-language glory of The New York Times. He really was kind of a disgrace...” Especially interested in the new inde- Ukrainian newspaper The Ukrainian Prof. von Hagen’s analysis was forwarded to the Pulitzer Board on July 29 along pendent state were foreign scholars, Weekly was published. This happened at with a cover letter signed by Arthur Sulzberger Jr., the publisher of The New York politicians, economists and businessmen. Times, a fact reported on the day this editorial is being written. That letter disingen- the same time that The New York Times The weekly newspaper also has corre- uously notes that, “over the past two decades, The Times has often acknowledged was printing articles about the good life spondents from various countries, among that Duranty’s slovenly work should have been recognized for what it was by his in the Soviet Union and denying the them well-known scholars from Ukraine. editors and by his Pulitzer judges seven decades ago.” We say disingenuously Famine of 1933. But Ukrainian immi- Members of the editorial staff, led by because the Times’ “acknowledgment” did not rise to the level required by the grants of the second wave knew about Editor-in-Chief Roma Hadzewycz offense. Previously, the Times had simply “regretted the lapses” in Duranty’s cover- the millions who died and did not intend always remember what led to the estab- age (to use the words in the Times’ own report on the latest developments in the to accept this in silence. The Ukrainian lishment of the weekly newspaper. That Duranty case). Those regrets came in a book review in 1986 and then in a 1990 National Association, which published is why they do not miss any significant signed opinion piece by a Times editorial board member, published under the news- the Ukrainian-language newspaper date related to the Holodomor of 1933. paper’s regular editorial column, which noted that the articles written by Duranty Svoboda, decided that Americans must On its 50th anniversary they released a contained “some of the worst reporting to appear in this newspaper.” know the truth about the Holodomor [lit- book “The Great Famine in Ukraine: The Mr. Sulzberger concluded his letter by saying that the newspaper did not have Mr. erally, death by forced starvation] in Unknown Holocaust,” which contains a Duranty’s prize, and thus could not “return” it. And, though he said the Times would Ukraine. That is why the UNA founded collection of eyewitness accounts, arti- “respect” the Pulitzer board’s decision on whether to rescind the award, he asked the English-language Ukrainian Weekly, cles by scholars and excerpts of press board members to consider that such an action might be akin to the “Stalinist practice which provided news about Ukraine and reports about the artificial famine initiat- to airbrush purged figures out of official records and histories” and that “the board Ukrainians in the U.S.A. ed by Stalin. would be setting a precedent for revisiting its judgments over many decades.” Frankly, airbrushing history – as if that is what’s being suggested – is not the issue. Truth must trump all other considerations. House of Representatives... a tyrannical dictatorship which had Last week, we wrote in our editorial in support of the Senate resolution that crushed their freedom.” unambiguously characterizes the Great Famine as genocide that we must continue (Continued from page 1) “This man-made famine was the con- our work to ensure that the truth will be victorious; we cited the words of Thomas sequence of deliberate policies which Paine: “It is an affront to truth to treat falsehood with complaisance.” This week we 20th century, it remains insufficiently aimed to destroy the political, cultural can site the same argument with regard to Duranty’s Pulitzer. known in the United States and in the and human rights of the Ukrainian peo- If The New York Times cannot physically “return” the Pulitzer, then it must repu- world.” ple,” Rep. Smith stated. “In short, food diate its recipient and renounce his prize. It is for The Times to take responsibility House Resolution 356 resolves that: was used as a weapon in what can only for the lies and Stalinist propaganda published on its news pages. As for the Pulitzer “(1) the millions of victims of the be described as an organized act of ter- Board, it must act to revoke the tainted Pulitzer that despoils all others. man-made famine that occurred in rorism designed to suppress a people’s Ukraine in 1932-1933 should be solemn- love of their land and the basic liberty to ly remembered and honored in the 70th live as they choose.” year marking the height of the famine; Referring to the work of the congres- Oct. “(2) this man-made famine was sionally created U.S. Commission on the Turning the pages back... designed and implemented by the Soviet Ukraine Famine, which issued its report regime as a deliberate act of terror and in 1988, the New Jersey congressman 26 mass murder against the Ukrainian people; said: “Their work helped expose the “(3) the decision of the government of truth about this horrific event. I am Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada (the 1997 As Ukraine looks ahead to the presidential elections slated pleased that the resolution notes that Ukrainian Parliament) to give official there were those in the West, including for 2004, it is interesting to recall developments six years ago, recognition to the famine and its victims, as candidates for the presidency and seats in the Verkhovna The New York Times correspondent as well as their efforts to secure greater Rada began to make their intentions known. Following are high- Walter Duranty, who knowingly and international awareness and understanding lights of our Kyiv Press Bureau correspondent’s report on the political maneuverings. deliberately falsified their reports to of the famine, should be supported; and On October 26, 1997, nearly two years before the presidential elections, President cover up the Famine because they want- “(4) the official recognition of the Leonid Kuchma said he was throwing his hat into the ring, or perhaps only half of it, ed to curry favor with one of the most famine by the government of Ukraine wrote Roman Woronowycz. The president told the “Pislia Mova” news program that he evil regimes in the history of mankind. and the Verkhovna Rada represents a sig- would run for president if the Ukrainian economy began to improve and forecast that “the “The fact that this denial of the economic situation will improve by the time of the next elections in October 1999.” Three nificant step in the re-establishment of Famine took place then, and even much days later, however, the president’s chief of staff, Yevhen Kushniarov explained that the Ukraine’s national identity, the elimina- later by many scholars in the West, is a president did not officially declare his candidacy during the interview on the news pro- tion of the legacy of the Soviet dictator- shameful chapter in our own history, “ he gram. “The president merely wanted the people to understand his plans,” he said. ship, and the advancement of efforts to added. Yevhen Marchuk, Ukraine’s former prime minister under the Kuchma administra- establish a democratic and free Ukraine Rep. Smith concluded his remarks by tion, who was also the chief of the KGB of Ukraine before the demise of the Soviet that is fully integrated into the Western underscoring that “this is an important Union, announced his intention to run a day after the president did. He said that Mr. community of nations.” resolution which will help give recogni- Kuchma’s statement “freed his future rivals of the need to be tight-lipped about their In his Congressional Record state- tion to one of the most horrific events in intentions.” He said that no matter what the president hopes, “the present administra- ment, Rep. Smith said: “Mr. Speaker, I the last century in the hopes that mass- tion is unable to take the country out of the [economic] crisis.” am proud to be an original co-sponsor of murders of this kind truly become The other declared presidential hopeful, Serhii Holovatyi, along with several H. Res. 356. I thank and commend Mr. unthinkable.” prominent members of Parliament announced on October 29 the formation of a coali- Hyde for introducing this resolution tion of the Christian National Union and the Christian Democratic Parties. commemorating and honoring the mem- The next day, Pavlo Lazarenko, another major player on the political scene and a former ory of victims of an abominable act per- Correction prime minister in the Kuchma administration, took the top position on the slate of the petrated against the people of Ukraine in In last week’s issue (October 19), the Hromada Party. He said it was too early, however, to reveal any presidential aspirations: “I 1932-1933. Seventy years ago, millions text of Peter Borisow’s speech, delivered at will only have the moral right, the confidence of the populace, after we have successfully of men, women and children were mur- the Chicago commemorations of the completed our campaign for elections to the Verkhovna Rada. ... Today, I believe it is a bit dered by starvation so that one man, Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933, incorrect- premature and even stupid, if I may say so, to be making plans for the presidential elections.” Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, could con- ly gave the name of the speaker as Victor. solidate control over Ukraine. The The speaker’s name was correctly cited in Source: “Pre-election season begins, candidates announce intentions,” by Roman Ukrainian people resisted the Soviet pol- the news story above the speech. Mr. Woronowycz, Kyiv Press Bureau, The Ukrainian Weekly. November 2, 1997, Vol. LXV, icy of forced collectivization. The inno- Borisow is president of the Hollywood No. 44. cent died a horrific death at the hands of Trident Foundation. No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 7

GREETINGS TO THE WEEKLY Faces and Places

by Myron B. Kuropas DBishopear Madame Basil Editor andLosten, Staff: Stamford Eparchy

God certainly has granted The Ukrainian Weekly many years, and we pray that the 70th anniversary The Weekly is observing this October is only one of the many others to follow! On behalf of the clergy, religious and faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of UPA in the Gulag Of the many recently published books ther into conspiracy. Instead of openly Stamford, please allow me to convey my most heartfelt congratulations and commen- on Soviet crimes against humanity, one choosing leaders, the Ukrainians formed dations for a newspaper to which everyone in our community eagerly turns for that stands out is “Gulag: A History,” by a conspiratorial ‘Center,’ a secret group informative and interesting news, both from Ukraine and our communities in the dias- Anne Applebaum. whose membership never became pub- pora. Well done! Like Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s “The licly known, and probably contained rep- May your ˘Âreaders ̇ åÌÓ„¥ª multiply ¥ Å·„¥ª and your ã¥Ú‡! excellent publication reach the furthest corners Gulag Archipelago,” Ms. Applebaum’s resentatives of all of the camp’s national- of the globe treatise is filled with portrayals and ities.” May God’s blessing be upon the staff of The Ukrainian Weekly! descriptions so abominable that one “Even if they had not exactly planned gasps. Mind and heart recoil at the it [the strike], step by step,” Ms. Sincerely yours in Christ, unspeakable horror of it all. Applebaum explains, “the Ukrainian-led Most Rev. Basil H. Losten Gulag is an acronym for Glavnoe center was clearly the motivating force Bishop of Stamford Upravlenie Lagerei (main camp adminis- behind the strike, and played a decisive tration), essentially a series of labor role in the ‘democratic’ election of the camps for “enemies of the people,” con- strike committee. The Ukrainians seem Americans for Human Rights in Ukraine/UNCHAIN ceived by Vladimir Lenin and perfected to have insisted on a multinational com- Dear Editor: by Joseph Stalin. By 1921, there were mittee: they did not want the strike to already 84 such camps in 43 provinces of seem too anti-Russian or anti-Soviet, and Please accept our sincere gratitude for your professionalism and truth in reporting Russia. they wanted the strike to have a Russian of The Ukrainian Weekly. In addition to reporting on Ukrainian issues and news from “From 1929, when the Gulag began leader.” They selected a former Red Ukraine, we are grateful for your attention to human and civil rights and serving as a its major expansion until 1953, when Army colonel who urged the prisoners to vehicle in promoting these issues. Stalin died,” writes Ms. Applebaum, “the put up banners: “Long live the Soviet regime!” “Long live the Soviet constitu- Our organizations – Americans for Human Rights in Ukraine (AHRU) and best estimates indicate that some 18 mil- tion!” Eventually betrayed by the same Ukrainian National Center: History and Information Network (UNCHAIN) – are lion people passed through this massive Russian colonel, the 40-day strike came indebted to you for your excellent coverage of their work. system. About another 6 million were sent into exile, deplored to the Kazakh to a bloody end. In her 677-page book Ms. Applebaum Bozhena Olshaniwsky deserts or the Siberian deserts. Legally documents all aspects of the Soviet labor Newark, N.J. obliged to remain in their evil villages, they too were forced laborers even camp experience, relying on recently Americans for Human Rights in Ukraine opened archives and memoirs of former Ukrainian National Center: History and Information Network though they did not live behind barbed wire.” It was not until 1987 that the prisoners. Twenty-seven chapters are Soviet leadership began to dissolve the devoted to such topics as the guards, the camps. prisoners, women and children, the It is clear from Ms. Applebaum’s dying, strategies of survival, and rebel- DearUkrainian Editor-in-Chief: Sports Federation of U.S.A. and Canada account that Ukrainians suffered more lion and escape. than any other group, first during the Like many of us, Anne Applebaum On behalf of the Executive Board of USCAK, let us extend to you our most sincere Terror-Famine, then during the contrived wonders why so few members of the greetings on the 70th anniversary of your esteemed newspaper. incorporation of western Ukraine into the political and literary left have broached We applaud your reporting on our sports organizations and their activities. Soviet Union, and finally during the the subject of Soviet atrocities. No Congratulations and best wishes to The Ukrainian Weekly! Mnohaya Lita! forced repatriation of Ukrainian dis- Hollywood movies. Few monographs placed persons after World War II. from academics. No museum dedicated Myron Stebelsky In order to brutalize so many innocent to the crimes perpetrated by President victims, Gulag guards came to believe Marxism/Leninism. In mentioning the Roman Pyndus that the “enemies of the people” were western republics of the Soviet Union, Secretary somehow subhuman, not deserving of she writes: “Here occurred the terror Ukrainian Sports Federation of U.S.A. and Canada pity. “Most of the time ... the cruelty of famine of the 1930s, in which Stalin the Soviet camp guard was unthinking, killed more Ukrainians than Hitler killed stupid lazy cruelty of the sort that might Jews. Yet how many in the West remem- be shown to cattle or sheep,” Ms. ber it? After all, the killing was so – so DearChornomorska Editor: Sitch Applebaum writes. Political prisoners, boring, and so ostensibly undramatic. more despised than common criminals in The crimes of Stalin do not inspire the We would like to take this opportunity, on the occasion of your 70th anniversary, to the camps, were subjected to a special same visceral reaction as do the crimes congratulate you for the work that you have done in providing the general public with form of de-humanization. “The Ukrainian of Hitler.” accurate information in English concerning Ukrainian matters. nationalists who began pouring into the For the left, it seems, the Nazis were You are a beacon of light for the Ukrainian diaspora, not only in the United States, camps after the second world war were evil. The Soviet Union, on the other but throughout the world. May you continue this admirable work for many years to variously called ‘snake-like slavish dogs hand, was merely an aberration, a beatif- come. of the Nazi hangman,’ ‘Ukrainian ic dream gone horribly bad because the On behalf of our organization and our entire membership, we wish you strength German fascists,’ or the ‘agents of for- wrong people were in charge. The and “Mnohaya Lita.” eign intelligence services.’ ” dream, however, lives on. Sincerely yours, Ukrainians were, nevertheless, the Omelan Twardowsky best organized. They had been nationalist President partisans and were generally segregated Wolodymyr Rudakewycz from the other prisoners, a move that Secretary only increased their solidarity. According Ukrainian Athletic-Educational Association Chornomorska Sitch, Inc. to some former prisoners, the arrival of the Ukrainian partisans (UPA) usually meant the elimination of informers The Weekly’s collection of materials among the prisoners. “The anti-Soviet partisan organizations in western Ukraine,” writes Ms. Applebaum, about the Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 despised turncoats in their ranks and “brought this obsession with them to the The Ukrainian Weekly’s official website contains the largest collection of materials camps.” on the Internet dedicated to the Great Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine. Ukrainians were usually in the fore- Located at www.ukrweekly.com, the special section includes a chronology of the front of strikes and uprisings in the Famine years, eyewitness accounts, editorials, media reports, stories about observances camps, especially after the death of Stalin. One of the biggest strikes was in of the Famine’s 50th anniversary in 1983, scholarly articles, interviews with journalists the Steplag camp, where nearly half of who reported on the Famine, transcripts of testimony on the Famine commission bill the 20,000 prisoners were Ukrainian. ultimately passed by the U.S. Congress, texts of statements before the U.S. Commission Writes Ms. Applebaum: “As in the other on the Ukraine Famine, references and other documentation, as well as the full text of camp, the prisoners of Steplag were The Ukrainian Weekly’s special issue on the Great Famine published on March 20, organized by nationality. Steplag’s 1983. The section is completely searchable. Ukrainians, however, appear to have Myron Kuropas’ e-mail address is: taken their organization a few steps fur- [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 No. 43 Ukrainian Catholic University Press receives awards The Washington Group’s by Lesya Holovata Fellowship Fund supports LVIV – At the 10th National Publishers’ Forum held in Lviv on September 12-14, the press of the city’s Ukrainian Catholic intern for Ukraine’s Embassy University received two awards. “The by Michael Drabyk History of France,” by Vadim Adadurov, and the textbook “The Latin Language,” WASHINGTON – The Washington co-authored by N. Yakovenko and V. Group Fellowship Fund received 22 Myronova, both published by the UCU applications this year for its eighth annu- Press this year, received awards in the cate- al internship at the Ukrainian Embassy in gory of textbooks and reference books for Washington. Roman Didenko, a recent schools of higher education. graduate of the Johns Hopkins School of The forum assembled 421 representa- Advanced International Studies (SAIS) tives of publishing houses, libraries, was selected from this group as the 2003 bookstores, companies and associations Summer Intern. He received a $1,500 that displayed their printed works. stipend for his work. George Y. Shevelov’s “A Phonological Mr. Didenko majored in international History of the Ukrainian Language” economics and is fluent in four lan- received the grand prize in a competition guages – Ukrainian, English, Russian, of 421 books from 97 publishing houses. and Italian. He studied at Johns “The publication of ‘The History of Hopkins/SAIS in both Washington and France’ is part of a bigger project: to give Bologna, Italy. Before that, he worked the Ukrainian reader books that will for the British Broadcasting form ideas about the history of other Father Borys Gudziak, rector of Lviv’s Ukrainian Catholic University (second Corporation’s media monitoring unit in nations,” said Prof. Yaroslav Hrytsak. from right), and the staff of the UCU Press hold certificates and two books of the Ukraine. The director of the Institute of Historical press which recently received awards. Research at Ivan Franko National Practical experience University in Lviv, Prof. Hrytsak was an times, men like, let’s say, Ivan of France,” Vadim Adadurov, had never Krypiakevych, did not avoid writing non- been to France before he wrote his book. “I was looking for a chance to gain early promoter of Mr. Adadurov’s book. some practical experience at a diplomatic “It’s no secret that the main subject Ukrainian history.” Thanks to the UCU’s initiative, Mr. “Unfortunately,” Prof. Hrystak contin- Adadurov received a stipendium for institution,” said Mr. Didenko. “In for modern Ukrainian historical study is Washington, D.C., the natural choice to the history of Ukraine,” Prof. Hrytsak ued, “the contemporary status of Ukrainian scholarly study at the École Pratique des scholarship is such that no scholarly insti- Hautes Études at the Sorbonne (Paris) do this is the Embassy of one’s own added. “We don’t have textbooks about country.” tution can by itself successfully realize a last year. He has since returned to Lviv. the history of Canada or Spain, or even He says the internship bridges a need project [like that begun by Adadurov]. So, Further information about the UCU in of neighboring Belarus, Russia, or frequently encountered by Ukrainian stu- in Lviv two universities have united in this English and Ukrainian is available on the Romania. This is a result of the artificial dents studying in foreign countries. effort, Ivan Franko National and the university’s website at www.ucu.edu.ua. isolation and provincialism, this ‘black “Many Ukrainian graduates of Western Ukrainian Catholic. Each of them has their Readers may also contact the Ukrainian body,’ that the Soviet regime imposed on universities often find it difficult to find strong points, and also certain structures of Catholic Education Foundation, 2247 W. Ukrainian scholarship. Before 1917 in their way into government institutions,” limitation. But from this uniting of two the East, and before 1939 in the West, Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622; phone, he noted. “The problem results in a gap Ukrainian scholarship was developing in universities, the former becomes greater (773) 235-8462; e-mail, [email protected]; between the young foreign-educated tal- a perfectly normal direction: we recall and the latter becomes smaller.” website, www.ucef.org. The phone number that our greatest historians from those Ironically, the author of “The History of the UCEF in Canada is (905) 465-3388. (Continued on page 18) No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 9

INTERVIEW: Adrian Karatnycky speaks on Ukraine’s internal and foreign affairs by Yuri Shevchuk lishment – Yanukovych – and they were trying to make him a broader figure with a wider appeal, I think. But CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard Ukrainian they are not getting very far. Earlier they thought to pro- Research Institute has over many years provided a mote Kinakh as a possible successor. Then the president forum for people directly involved in Ukraine’s home decided that Lytvyn could be the person to succeed him. and foreign policy, as well as outside experts whose Everyone understood that the president was making a analyses help illuminate the often hidden mechanisms terrible error of judgment in thinking that Lytvyn has that define it. The number of such discussions peaks in the potential to play that kind of role. This is not a per- the summer when they occur as part of the Harvard son who can instill confidence, build consensus; he is Ukrainian Summer Institute program of special events. not a very charismatic and appealing figure. This past summer the program was opened, on July Not to be excluded is some kind of an effort by sub- 9, by Adrian Karatnycky, an expert whose knowledge of stantial part of the elite to find common ground with the Ukraine, whose pro-active involvement in the support of former prime minister Yushchenko. Yushchenko is criti- human rights and democracy in the countries of the for- cal of the president but he is not an extreme critic. He is mer Communist bloc, and whose personal contacts with the only figure that would be willing to find some kind many central political actors of the region, assured a of a compromise formula acceptable to the current elite. unique insight. It is possible that failing that, there might be some effort Mr. Karatnycky is counselor and senior scholar at to create a centrist alternative which would include Freedom House, an influential non-governmental some of the more enlightened oligarchic financial and organization monitoring human rights around the economic interests around the president along with sub- world. In the 1980s and early 1990s, he supervised stantial segments of the “Our Ukraine” bloc and to AFL-CIO’s programs of assistance to Solidarity, as well move in that direction. as to independent labor unions in Russia, Ukraine and In any event, I think that the elite is nervous; they are other Eastern-bloc countries. also trying other maneuvers, they are trying a constitu- From 1991 to 1993 he was assistant to the president tional maneuver which casts a cloud of uncertainty, and of the AFL-CIO. In 1993 he became the executive direc- Adrian Karatnycky saps resources from Yushchenko and his forces. Rather tor of Freedom House, and from 1996 until 2003 he than focusing on and sustaining positive new initiatives served as its president. person to emerge as an electorally popular standard- they are fighting off his rearguard action, and so the Mr. Karatnycky has contributed scores of articles on bearer. They have not found an answer to that problem, debate is not about policy performance but around East European and post-Soviet issues to journals and they don’t have anybody who at this point looks like he issues that the presidential camp is putting into play. newspapers such as Foreign Affairs, the Wall Street could make it into the second round of the election, like Journal, The Washington Post, National Review, he is capable of defeating Viktor Yushchenko, or pre- Do you think it is a foregone conclusion that Journal of Democracy, Commentary and The New York vent him from getting to the second round. Kuchma will not run for president in the forthcom- Times, and he appears regularly on U.S. television to ing election? discuss world affairs. He is co-author of three books, Do you see any candidates for such a standard- including “Hidden Nations: The People Challenge the bearer of these oligarchic interests? Yes, it is a foregone conclusion because again if there Soviet Union” (New York, 1990) and “New Nations is not some kind of maneuver with the Communists Rising: The Fall of the Soviets and the Challenge of I think they have not come up with anything, and part there is no possibility of getting a sufficient parliamen- Independence” (New York, 1993). of the problem is that in Russia you had a different tary majority of 300 to change the constitution. It’s just Toronto-based independent journalist Yuri Shevchuk dynamic. You had a president for whom a transition fig- not possible. There is not enough time to further destroy asked Mr. Karatnycky to share his views about the cur- ure had to be found because the president was no longer or strip away enough members of the opposition coali- rent internal and international situation in which functioning as the president. He was physically incapac- tion. I don’t even think that if there was a top-down Ukraine finds itself 12 years after it became an inde- itated and his team was really running things. order that the Communists would back this constitution- pendent state. The problem with Ukraine is that there still is a presi- al change. There would be some revolt among the com- dent whose position is weakening and whose horizon on munist parliamentary bloc. What is your view of the current political situation the political scene is diminishing. But he is still the in Ukraine? president with many of his powers and a certain degree of energy, ego and ambition. His involvement in this Ukraine is a highly centralized presidential system process also complicates the game. ... the diaspora should whose leadership is in the state of uncertainty and pre- In a sense you are not getting the Russian scenario, drop this idealistic, reflexive transition nervousness. This creates substantial political you are getting a little bit of the Polish scenario under openings for very many potentially unforeseen combi- Lech Walensa, not that Kuchma is anything like defense of activities of the nations and results. Walensa in terms of being a democratic leader. Walensa The reason that it is such a potentially dynamic envi- was constantly unhappy with the new people who were Ukrainian ruling elite that ronment is that the public opinion and the democratic contending for power. As soon as they rose above a cer- process, at least on certain issues, do play some substan- tain level he would try to undermine, undercut them, are not compatible with tial role in determining outcomes and results. No matter find a new favorite, to balance people off. what you can say about the authoritarian style of the Kuchma, to my judgment, is still playing this kind of democracy. president, the censorship of the press, there are alterna- game. He’s playing it until a new leader emerges. But tive forms of communicating information whether it’s by playing the game he makes it less likely that a new the Internet, some independent radio, print media, and a paramount consensus figure will emerge that can have So far there has been no indication that the president reasonably active political and civil milieu. enough dynamism with the public to win. Unlike in is willing to govern extra-constitutionally, he has never All of these contribute to a higher degree of trans- Russia which had an external and internal threat to its crossed that Rubicon in his eight or nine years. I would parency than you might find in completely and strongly integrity, an internal enemy to create the ground on argue that he would have crossed it earlier rather than authoritarian systems. All of this affects the looming which a new leader can jump to the top. later. He can be criticized for a lot of things but he has political moment of the October 2004 presidential elec- Ukraine’s ruling elites do not have such a situation. not transcended constitutional mechanisms. tions. Therefore, this means that Ukraine’s entrenched One attempt they made over the last year and a half was governing political and economic elite is uncertain of its to show that the improving economy was not the legacy What in your opinion can be the best and the worst future and is looking for ways out. As a result the presi- of Yushchenko but that they brought in competent man- case scenario of the presidential election results? dent’s power is waning. Power is shifting more to the agers and it is the president and his team that has been assembly of the oligarchic political and economic inter- the creator of the Ukrainian economic turnaround. But The best result would be that some new figure who is est groups, which do not necessarily have the same the recent problems with the agricultural harvest have not closely, intimately linked to the current ruling elite ideas of Ukraine’s political future. so significantly hurt Prime Minister Yanukovych that and is not substantially beholden to economic oligarchic The discipline that has basically kept them all within they are back to square one – they again do not have a interests would become president. That would be the the bounds has been dependent upon the president’s strong potential force to put forward. best scenario. playing the role of apportioning and balancing between The worst case scenario would be that a popular competing interests. As the president’s power will wane And so are we back to square one; can you name democratically oriented, reformist candidate is these interest groups will be looking to other new guar- specific people that you think might surface as the removed or stripped from office because of some crim- antors or seeking new relationships that could protect oligarchs’ viable presidential candidate? inal case that is concocted against him or as a result of their interests. some criminal act. That would create a measure of I would say today Ukraine may look authoritarian, It’s very hard to say because all of the figures don’t instability that would be tantamount in terms of but it has a lot of a democratic potential, potential satisfy all of the elites. It’s clear that the appointment of Western perception to a proclamation of martial law in dynamism, because of this important shift. Unlike Yevhen Marchuk to a more authoritative and significant Ukraine. Russia, which eventually found the way to resolve the position [i.e., Defense Minister] is yet another attempt It would be very clear in the eyes of the West and in problem of the succession to Boris Yeltsin and found a to put another person into play. Marchuk is interesting the eyes of Ukraine’s neighbors that the mask has come very strong candidate, Ukraine’s elite has been trying to in a different sense because he has some roots with off and a completely authoritarian state emerged, a state put forward a series of options. First it was Volodymyr social democrats; secondly, he is considered to be rea- on par with Belarus or Turkmenistan. It would create Lytvyn as the speaker [chairman of the Verkhovna sonably patriotic and to have some support among the incalculable harm as well as, I think, raise a very sub- Rada], then Viktor Medvedchuk as the head of the pres- nationalists, and the patriotically inclined national stantial degree of discontent, political unrest, and proba- idential administration, then Anatolii Kinakh as the democrats. In recent years, he has also behaved in a bly civic mobilization. prime minister, then it was Viktor Yanukovych. loyal way to the president. This elite is scrambling and looking for some one There’s one person who represents the eastern estab- (Continued on page 17) 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 No. 43 No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 11

merating a series of treaties and documents, coastline, which has already caused agricul- through plan to attain control of the Azov Russian-Ukrainian... beginning with a 1954 agreement that tural damage. Sea region. A front-page story reported that (Continued from page 1) included Tuzla as part of the Crimean “This building project is only a Russian in mid-September a little-publicized Tuzla Island on September 29 without Peninsula territory that was moved from the attempt to save the environment,” said Mr. Russian plan appeared for cooperation informing Ukrainian officials. Ukraine Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR under Mironov. between Russian ministries and departments the Soviet Union through to the 1997 agree- Ukraine has said it fears that Russian claims that advance notification was on diplomatic and military assignments in ment of friendship, cooperation and partner- intentions are less honorable. It is claiming required according to a 1994 agreement the Azov and Black Sea region, which came ship between the now-independent states of that Russia wants to redefine the boundary between the two countries. The crisis deep- as a result of a declaration by President Ukraine and the Russian Federation, which line between the two states as it now stands ened after Moscow failed to respond to Putin at the beginning of September that the the Russian State Duma ratified in 1998. It to strengthen its negotiating position regard- three diplomatic notes from Kyiv and Azov-Black Sea region was a “zone of noted that all official cartographic drawings ing border delimitation. repeated calls to stop construction in the Russian strategic interest.” and maps show Tuzla Island as part of Geographers agree that the Ukrainian direction of Tuzla Island. The newspaper noted that on September Ukrainian territory. side of the Sea of Azov in all likelihood 30 Russia’s Security Council met to address Now prominent politicians have warned The Ukrainian diplomatic response also contains a wealth of oil and natural gas, as of violent conflict if one of the sides doesn’t the topic “ways of assuring Russian national emphasized that under a treaty signed well as abundant fish stocks. Political security in border areas.” The newspaper back down. between the two countries in 1994, Russia experts believe that Russia would also like “If Russia builds the dam into our territo- did not give details of the results of the should have informed Ukraine of the begin- to keep the bodies of water in common Russian Security Council meeting, which rial waters we should utilize force,” ning of construction in the Kerch Strait. ownership in order to keep control over the explained Ukraine’s first president, Leonid are generally secretive in nature. The leader of the Russian’s State Duma’s single shipping lane in the shallow strait, Ukraine has said that it would turn to Kravchuk, who is currently a lawmaker in Committee for International Affairs, which in large part is routed on the the Ukrainian Parliament. international bodies, such as the United Dimitrii Rogozin, questioned the veracity of Ukrainian side. This, say political experts, Nations Security Council or the Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Ministry took Ukraine’s claim and speculated that Ukraine would give Russia control over access to the a more diplomatic stance during a press Organization for Security and Cooperation is relying on an agreement “from the 1970s” Sea of Azov – no small matter as Ukraine in Europe for support in its effort to defend briefing on October 21 – but also empha- signed between minor officials of moves towards NATO membership – as its right to Tuzla Island, but only if the dike sized that all options were open – when Krasnodar Krai and the Crimean region, well as allow it to avoid the more than $150 construction shoud cross the territorial bor- spokesman Markian Lubkivskyi stated that “probably in a drunken condition,” reported million in shipping fees it now pays to Kyiv der between the two countries. Ukraine categorically could not accept the Interfax-Ukraine. annually. NATO Secretary-General George possibility that Russia might link the dike to Other Russian lawmakers, members of Russian politicians have acknowledged the island. the Russian Parliament’s upper house, the that they believe it is improper that Ukraine Robertson, who was on a farewell visit to “I would like to emphasize that Ukraine Federation Council, who were in Kyiv for should be collecting tariffs from Russia for Kyiv on October 20, said after a meeting will not allow for this in any circumstance,” an inter-parliamentary conference on access to the Kerch Strait. with Mr. Kuchma that NATO did not expect explained Mr. Lubkivskyi, who told The October 21-22, for the most part also dis- While Russia has yet to clearly outline to get involved in the Tuzla dispute and that Weekly that the matter of ownership of agreed with Ukraine’s official diplomatic the basis for its demand that Ukraine prove the Ukrainian president had not asked for Tuzla is not open to negotiation. stance, some of them presenting a single it has the right to Tuzla, experts believe it NATO assistance. He said that at this point “It is Ukrainian, just as Lviv is part of map from 1955 in which the island is shown lies in the fact that until 1925 the island was the issue remained for Kyiv and Russia to Ukraine, or Kyiv,” said Mr. Lubkivskyi. within Russian territory as proof of the con- part of Russia’s Taman Peninsula and con- resolve. Meanwhile the chief of staff to Russia’s tentiousness of Ukraine’s claim. nected to the mainland via a land abutment U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst president set a confrontational and danger- Nonetheless, most emphasized that while called a spit. Storms and high winds in 1925 agreed with that assessment in a separate ous tone in an off the cuff statement he later construction had reached a point some 350 eroded the spit and left it almost completely statement he made after a conference of the called a joke, which he made to a Ukrainian meters from the Ukrainian border it had not submerged, with only what is now called Ukraine-NATO Civic League. delegation of journalists on October 21. and would not cross it. Tuzla Island remaining above water. Responding to a question on whether the “If need be we will do all that is possible “The construction of the dam is taking Some Russian politicians have openly United States was ready to support and impossible to maintain our position. If place on Russian territory, so it is strange to stated that the construction is intended to Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereign- need be we can drop a bomb there,” said hear that we need to prove the reason why rebuild the spit and reconnect Tuzla to the ty, as it had agreed to do when Ukraine gave Aleksander Voloshin, according to various we are doing it,” explained Serhii Mironov, Taman Peninsula to reassert Russia’s histor- up its nuclear arsenal in 1994, Mr. Herbst press accounts. the head of the Federation Council. ical claim to the region. stated: “The United States supports the terri- While underscoring its “deep concern” Mr. Mironov explained that the point of Dzerkalo Tyzhnia, the influential torial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. over the Russian demand for documentation the project was to develop an “exclusively Ukrainian weekly newspaper, said as much The U.S. is also friendly with both Russia of Ukraine’s right to Tuzla, Ukraine’s hydro-technical construction,” to prevent when it suggested in an article from October and Ukraine, and hopes that they will be Foreign Affairs Ministry responded by enu- the further erosion of the Taman Peninsula 18 that the Tuzla crisis was a well-thought- able to work out this problem.” 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 No. 43 U.S.-Ukraine photography show “Ukrainians-Ukrainians” photo exhibit runs in Cincinnati and Kharkiv in Kyiv raises questions about identity by Jan Sherbin ing up. Political undertones can be dis- covered in most of the ‘Halves’ images. CINCINNATI – A U.S.-Ukraine photo But they are no longer dominant, or dis- exhibit has been running simultaneously tinct, or critical. The images on these in Cincinnati and Kharkiv. The exhibit is walls are more psychological insight than by Guennadi Maslov, who moved from document. And in that I see their strength Kharkiv to Cincinnati 10 years ago. and beauty.” The exhibit is “an effort to reconcile Mr. Maslov explained his current the Eastern and Western halves of my style: “It is an attempt to translate the brain,” Mr. Maslov explained. poetry of memories and dreams into the Titled “Halves,” the exhibit communi- verse of photography – an attempt to cates other dualities as well – of memory, catch the fluid material of the subcon- of consciousness, of human nature. scious and put it on a somewhat more “Geographically, the show is an almost stable base of photographic paper.” impossible combination of post-Soviet Mr. Maslov represented Kharkiv’s Ukraine and American Midwest,” Mr. documentary school at the USSR’s last Maslov noted. “It’s part of a never-end- big photo festival in Moscow in 1989. ing quest to illustrate the fragile dualities The next show that included his work of human nature.” changed his fate. It was a three-photogra- Mr. Maslov opened “Halves” on pher exhibit in 1991 at Cincinnati’s August 22 at the Kharkiv Arts Museum, Contemporary Art Center, arranged by then returned to Cincinnati to open it on the Cincinnati-Kharkiv Sister City September 5 at the Carnegie Center in Project. Mr. Maslov’s photos appeared Covington, Ky., a Cincinnati suburb. alongside work by two other artists from Tatiana Pavlova, director of the Ukraine – Alexander Suprun and Eugene Museum of Photography at the Kharkiv Pavlov. Art and Design Academy, compared the Mr. Maslov settled in Cincinnati in exhibit’s style to the work Mr. Maslov 1994 and established his own photogra- did several years ago: “Gone is the harsh phy business. He specializes in portraits, documentary of his “Circus” and and also exhibits and teaches photogra- “Gypsy” series. It is completely replaced phy. Last year, at the annual FOTOFO in by the softness of elegant gesture and Bratislava, Slovakia, he added to the enigma. The artist is still concerned with dualities of his life by representing both social themes and the mysteries of grow- the United States and Ukraine.

Cover of the catalogue for the photography exhibit “Ukrainians-Ukrainians.” KYIV –The photography exhibit titled from the obvious studio quality of Mr. “Ukrainians-Ukrainians” by Ihor Haidai, Haidai’s photographs, the series is more which currently on view at the Center for along the lines of a “report from the Contemporary Art at the National scene of action,” anchored in the diversi- University of Mohyla Academy, consists ty of social roles – be it that of a musi- of 120 photographs of Ukrainians of vari- cian, villager, housewife, artist, actor, ous ages, ethnic origins and social status. politician, student, priest – all of whom, The photo portraits are all in black and when taken together, comprise the large white, using a neutral background, with group called “Ukrainians.” identical lighting and similar interiors, The CCA is supported by the although they were taken both indoors, in International Renaissance Foundation. a studio, and outdoors, on the street. The exhibit, which opened October 25 In his attempt to create a collective and is on view through November 23, is portrait of Ukrainians, Mr. Haidai raises made possible by support of Kodak- a series of questions with regard to cul- Ukraina, Delonghi and Rodovid publish- tural and national identity in Ukraine. He ers. “Sasha,” photographed in Ukraine. is also interested in the notion of individ- uality and individual freedom, i.e., to what extent is the individual influenced or determined by the social context or social role? What differentiates individu- als? These questions, in turn, lead to other questions: to what extent do ethnic Ukrainians differ, if at all, from ethnic Armenians, for example, if both are citi- zens of Ukraine? Mr. Haidai goes on to consider such additional questions as where is the boundary, and is there a boundary, between ethnicity and citizenship? As well as to what extent do the “Ukrainians” in the photo portraits differ from viewers of the exhibit? And, to what extent do the photographs of Mr. Haidai, himself a Ukrainian, differ from the photo portraits of, for example, Annie Liebowitz, an American? Where does the difference lie?” Mr. Haidai’s photo series is neither a critical commentary on the state of Ukrainian society, nor a sentimental glo- “Louisville,” shot by Guennadi Maslov in the United States. rification of the “common man.” Aside Ihor Haidai’s photo of “Brothers.” No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 13 Ukrainian Institute of America featured in Open House Tour of architectural landmarks

NEW YORK – More than 1,400 New Yorkers, out-of-towners and tourists from abroad experienced the splendor of the national historic landmark Ukrainian Institute of America building over the weekend of October 11-12 as part of a New York City-wide open house tour hailed as the “largest celebration of architecture and design in city history.” The institute building, located on fabled Museum Mile on Fifth Avenue near The Metropolitan Museum of New York, is one of the proudest possessions of the Ukrainian American community. The French-Gothic-style, turn-of-the- century mansion was one of over 70 sites – from City Hall to a cutting-edge art gallery made out of shipping contain- ers – the public was invited to explore by Open House New York (OHNY), a pri- vate, not-for-profit organization. Ukrainian Institute of America President Walter Nazarewicz called the Open House event a great success. “Our mission is to present the rich Ukrainian culture and the great accomplishments of the Ukrainian diaspora to the non- Ukrainian public,” Mr. Nazarewicz said. “We drew people of diverse nationalities and we were able to tell them what we do and what we have accomplished with the Institute. They were astonished to hear that only private contributions are being used to support our building.” Over the past two years, the institute building underwent extensive refurbish- ing, including a complete cleaning of its façade. Known as the Harry F. Sinclair House, the building is one of the few remaining examples of the richly deco- rated, stately mansions built by promi- Open House New York participants during their tour of the Ukrainian Institute of America. nent New York citizens in the 19th cen- cities. The institute was also featured on tury. The Ukrainian Institute of America a guide and map highlighting all partici- acquired the building in 1955. The open house event was inspired pating sites designed by renowned Bandurist/kobzar Julian Kytasty by the success of similar weekends in graphic designer and illustrator Seymour London, Toronto and other international Chwast. gets enthusiastic reception in Texas by Stephen Sokolyk overwhelmingly Ukrainian audience of close to 100 people. (Among the NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – attendees were a few faculty from Breezing through Texas in a scant four North Harris College who wanted to days, bandurist/kobzar Julian Kytasty began his Lone Star tour in Houston experience the music once more and on Thursday, September 18, with a brought their families to hear it.) recital at North Harris College. Again playing sopilka, kobza and Playing to an audience composed bandura, Mr. Kytasty spoke occasion- mainly of faculty and students, Mr. ally about the instruments and the Kytasty presented traditional songs, but mostly let the music speak Ukrainian music on sopilka, kobza for itself. Following the concert the (modern replica) and bandura, with Ukrainian American Cultural Club of explanatory commentary for each Houston provided a dessert reception piece in the program. Visuals of for Mr. Kytasty and the audience. Ukrainian scenes and artworks were On September 20 it was on to the projected to a screen behind him, and Dallas/Fort Worth area. Over 60 peo- Mr. Kytasty used these to good advan- ple came and enjoyed a wonderful per- tage in remarks to his Texan audience formance at St. Basil Byzantine about the historical and cultural con- Catholic Church in Irving. The audi- texts of his music. ence felt the performer’s passion for Much of the program was drawn Ukraine and the bandura in the lyrics Walter Nazarewicz with Walter Hoydysh of the Ukrainian Institute of America. from the material on Mr. Kytasty’s CD and presentation. He entertained the “Black Sea Winds.” In addition, an audience with delightful stories about amusing educational song about the the music and instruments. All were singing of the old kobzari (in the vein impressed by his talents, so finely of: “... they would sing a few notes in tuned by years of practice and dedica- the same chord and then, for dramatic tion. effect, they would change chords this Afterward, he visited with the atten- way ...”) brought the figure of the dees and provided an opportunity for wandering minstrel to life. The recital people to purchase his latest CD ended with “Echo of the Steppes,” a recording. Everyone also enjoyed modern concert piece composed by some wonderful snacks and desserts. Hryhoriy Kytasty (Julian’s great- St. Basil’s new church hall turned out uncle) and informed by centuries of to be an excellent venue, for which the kobzar tradition. Ukrainian American Society of Texas The audience was mesmerized from was very grateful. start to finish, and many stayed after The last stop on the minstrel’s the performance to examine the instru- whirlwind tour was the chapel of St. ments more closely and to speak with Paul Lutheran Church in New Mr. Kytasty about his work. Braunfels, where 36 eager listeners, On Friday, September 19, Mr. young and old, listened raptly to Mr. Kytasty played a concert at Pokrova Ukrainian Church in Houston to an (Continued on page 14) Visitors’ first stop is an information table. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 No. 43 Ukrainian American Veterans... CLACLASSSSIFIEDIFIEDSS (Continued from page 4) TO PLACE YOUR ADVERTISEMENT CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI, (973) 292-9800 x 3040 opening prayer. 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attend a grand banquet. The only require- To make a point... ment placed upon him before he can take (Continued from page 3) his seat at the table, in Mr. Kucheriv’s nation, not the government, is the essen- allegory, is that he clean and wash him- tial component of such an entity. self. “As Lord Robertson noted, we must “It is up to him and only him to decide bring the discussion [on NATO member- whether he wants to do that,” explained ship] down from the elites to a discus- the NATO applicant. sion among the people,” explained Mr. Kucheriv. He said he believes that his symbolic Outgoing NATO... request would highlight the need to get a (Continued from page 3) wider spectrum of people involved in try for its contributions to the NATO developing civil society, democratic SOPHIA KLEPACHIVSKY CHOPIVSKY peacekeeping effort in Kosovo and the institutions and the other Euro-Atlantic international stabilization force now norms required for Ukraine to enter NATO. working in Iraq. He also said that Ukrainians needed to After a meeting with leaders of understand that the force which would Ukraine’s Parliament, Mr. Robertson give Ukraine the needed characteristics also applauded lawmakers for the more has to be internal because no external open attitude they have taken regarding body would pressure Ukraine to join. NATO membership, which has resulted “Established Ukrainian civil society in more objective information on the must explain to the Ukrainian people the defense alliance reaching the Ukrainian benefits we will achieve by joining the population. NATO alliance,” Mr. Kucheriv said. “There is very strong support for In what he admitted was a somewhat NATO relations in the Rada today, which cynical comparison, he alluded to represents growing support for NATO in Ukraine as a disheveled and unwashed the country as a whole,” noted the secre- homeless person who has been invited to tary-general.

By the will of God, our beloved mother and grandmother, Sophia Klepachivsky Chopivsky, daughter of Konstantyn, the Director of the National Bank during the Ukrainian National Republic, and Maria Arkas-Klepachivsky, left this earth on August 26, 2003 in Washington, D.C.

She entered her eternal sleep at the home of her loving daughter Lydia and son-in-law Randy, with family members and friends present.

Sophia was born on the eighth of June, 1923 (old calendar) in Chenstokhova, Poland. As a child, she enjoyed sojourns at Ukrainian Girl Scout (Plast) camps in what is now Western Ukraine. She completed high school in Cholm, Poland, attended medical school in Prague, Czechoslovakia and graduated from the University of Graz Medical School in Austria.

In grief, she has left her children and beloved grandchildren: daughter Lydia with husband Randy and daughters Lida (Lala) and Sophia; her son George Jr. and children George III and Kvitka-Alexandra; her son Peter with wife Ann and their children Katya, Maria, Lesya, and Peter; her son Andrew and sons Nicolas and Alexander, and close and distant family in her dear, native Ukraine.

“Though for awhile we’ll be apart, my dear grandchildren, my spirit will always be there to greet you. And when you come to visit me at my grave on Memorial Sundays, we will again rejoice with traditional customs, laughter and love.”

Private funeral and interment took place at the family plot in the cemetery of St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church in South Bound Brook, N.J.

Donations may be made to the: Petliura Library Fund/Sophia Chopivsky Memorial, 4005-52nd St. NW. Washington, DC 20016

The Lord called, and said “It’s your time, Sophia, Your loved ones are waiting for you, Your Father, your Husband, your Mother Maria.”

How difficult it was to leave Your grandchildren and sons, Your soul ached for your daughter, “Be with us a little longer, Mama.”

And then time stopped. It was half past eight You took three heavy breaths... DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS And the house was left in sorrow. to be published in The Ukrainian Weekly – in the Ukrainian or English language – are accepted by mail, courier, fax, phone or e-mail. Forgive us, Mama, that we Couldn’t save you one more time. Deadline: Tuesday noon before the newspaper’s date of issue. But in that world there is no pain, (The Weekly goes to press early Friday mornings.) God will take care of you now. Rate: $7.50 per column-inch. As we bade our farewells one last time, Information should be addressed to the attention of the Advertising Department A flock of geese flew overhead, and sent to: The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 (NB: please It was a sign from your beloved Ukraine, do not include post office box if sending via courier), Parsippany, N.J. 07054; And with them, you ascended to the fax, (973) 644-9510; telephone, (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040; Heavens. e-mail, [email protected]. – Luba Kobsey Please include the daytime phone number of a contact person. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 No. 43

Volodymyr Lytvyn told journalists on Symonenko told journalists in Kyiv on TASS reported. “You are close to the NEWSBRIEFS October 16 that until the Parliament pass- October 20 that the political reform pro- borders of sovereign Ukraine. Halt!” (Continued from page 2) es a law stipulating parliamentary elec- posed by the presidential administration reads a sign on the Tuzla coast facing the opposition in the Verkhovna Rada earlier this tions under a proportional system, its and the pro-presidential majority has builders of the dam, who are reportedly month. The opposition demanded that the leg- work “will not be efficient and will not failed, Interfax reported. “Constitutional less than a kilometer from the island. islature begin voting on bills proposing parlia- be continued,” Interfax reported. Mr. reform ... has been concocted as a dis- Aleksander Tkachev, governor of Lytvyn was commenting on his consulta- tracting political maneuver,” Mr. Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, said construc- mentary elections under a fully proportional tions with the leaders of parliamentary Symonenko said. He was commenting on tion will be stopped at a distance of 600 system. The Communist Party caucus did caucuses and groups following a tumul- a meeting of the leaders of parliamentary meters from the island. Despite that not take part in blocking the rostrum, but tuous session earlier the same day. groups earlier the same day. The assurance, Ukraine sent a dredger and a apparently supports the demand. “The polit- Lawmakers voted on October 16 on three Verkhovna Rada’s activities appear to be seaborne crane to the area and marked a ical reform will start only when a law on different bills proposing parliamentary suspended by a bitter row over the adop- division line in the Kerch Strait with elections is adopted,” Interfax quoted elections under proportional systems, but tion of a fully proportional election law. buoys. According to Krasnodar Krai Communist Party head Petro Symonenko as none received the 226 votes required for Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr authorities, the dike is essential to protect saying. Instead, Rada Chairman Volodymyr passage. Socialist Party leader Lytvyn said on October 20 that as long as the Russian coast in the area from being Lytvyn proposed a vote on a bill establish- Oleksander Moroz proposed working out opposition and pro-presidential parlia- washed away by the sea. (RFE/RL ing the monthly subsistence minimum for a draft election bill that might “suit mentary leaders fail to find a compro- Newsline) 2004, but that vote proved abortive. Only everybody,” adding that unless such a bill mise regarding the election law, he does Kuchma dismisses envoy to Poland 188 deputies from the pro-presidential majori- is passed, the legislature has no right to not see much sense in holding plenary ty voted for the bill (226 votes were necessary consider other issues. (RFE/RL sessions of the Verkhovna Rada. KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma has for passage). (RFE/RL Newsline) Newsline) (RFE/RL Newsline) recalled Oleksander Nykonenko from his Has Rada’s work ground to a halt? Symonenko: political reform has failed Heavy machinery sent to Tuzla post as Ukraine’s ambassador to Poland, Interfax reported on October 15. Mr. KYIV – Verkhovna Rada Chairman KYIV – Communist Party head Petro KYIV – Ukrainian authorities dis- Nykonenko reportedly attacked and beat patched several dozen border guards, a Polish police officer in August after he bulldozers and excavators to the islet of was detained in Warsaw on suspicion of Tuzla to halt a Russian dam project’s driving while intoxicated. (RFE/RL advance on Ukrainian territory, ITAR- Newsline)

nity on a year-round basis, she underscored. UNA Executive... The summer was busy and (Continued from page 5) September/October are looking busy as The UNA began a campaign targeting well. Soyuzivka has begun advertising in current members, selling Pour-In-Riders various areas, including local publica- effective June 1. To date, this program tions such as Hudson Valley Magazine, and participating in the local Chamber of has seen an increase of $45,615 in single Commerce meetings, she added. premium and $79,000 in face amount. Labor Day weekend brought many This program has been extended through young faces to the UNA resort. A focus December 31, 2003. group was held, organized by a volun- Ms. Kozak also noted that interest teer, Yurij Pylyp, for the 30-plus age rates were changed on both Universal group, which has since then generated its Life and Annuity products. own newsletter. Members of this group Changes have occurred within some are targeting and soliciting their peers, UNA branches. Branch 133 elected Alex and raising awareness and interest in Redko as its new branch secretary. Soyuzivka, Ms. Lisovich explained. Several branch mergers took effect due to The UNA Executive Committee author- the retirement of branch secretaries. Ms. ized the Soyuzivka LLC to apply for a Kozak offered thanks on behalf of the loan for the purpose of capital improve- UNA to Gregory Klymenko, secretary of ments and to cover operational expenses. Branch 182, and John Laba, secretary of Among other topics discussed at the Branch 177, for their commitment, years meeting, UNA executives noted that the of hard work, loyalty and contributions to UNA’s contract with Western Catholic their members, branches and ultimately Union, whereby WCU hired insurance to the UNA. agents for the UNA, will expire at the end Treasurer Lisovich reported on the status of October and will be renegotiated should of Soyuzivka, which in the past few months UNA wish to continue the relationship. has undergone staff changes and some The next Executive Committee meeting major renovations, and has sparked is scheduled for Thursday, November 20, renewed interest. Community feedback has followed by the annual meeting of the been extremely positive, and we are count- General Assembly November 21-22 at the ing on continued support from the commu- UNA’s resort, Soyuzivka. No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 17

Ukrainian relations? Adrian Karatnycky... (Continued from page 9) I know that he worked in a very tough environment in Uzbekistan. The U.S. What are the chances that the oppo- policy is a complicated one in sition today can put out one presiden- Uzbekistan after September 11, but I tial candidate? think he tried to balance and to integrate some concern for human rights. I think that the opposition is substan- One of the things that we do in tially ideologically divided. I am of the Uzbekistan is we have set up six regional view that in some of the opposition par- offices for human rights advocacy to help ties there are radical elements who do not individuals who are subject to very diffi- have the requisite skills to be effective cult repression and he as ambassador, custodians of government so they are in played a role in insuring the opening of opposition to corrupt and unfortunate these offices, negotiating the details so he government but they are not themselves a does seem to have an understanding and stable answer to it. But in each opposi- commitment to protection of human tion group there are some moderate rights. I think that should continue and forces and they theoretically could be the there should be some continuity of the basis of a broader coalition. policy of his predecessor [Carlos Pascual]. On the other side, in the current presi- dential bloc, there are also a number of Poland is about to introduce visa people whom one might call technocrats, requirements for Ukrainians. What con- pragmatists, people who want a closer sequences will this have for Ukraine? integration with the West, who are wor- ried about balancing the influence of The general feeling is that this will Europe and of the United States against discourage regular day-to-day visits and the influence of Russia, so that Ukraine will reduce the number of short-term vis- could preserve its sovereignty, without itors. It will probably submit more visi- becoming too dependent on one or anoth- tors to greater scrutiny. The number of er. These people could fit very comfort- cross-border travelers from Ukraine will ably into a broader coalition. probably diminish by half, which is a It is very hard, given the poisoning of very substantial amount. the political life and political discourse, It will have an effect on the portion of ATTENTION! to imagine something like that happening the population that strives through barter comfortably and naturally. The electoral and sales and the export of its labor NEW LOCATION, NEW SERVICES process might just help solve that, the power, deprive them of some additional SUMA (YONKERS) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION electoral process will determine in the remittances back to Ukraine. I do not end who makes it into the second round. think it will be an impediment for people In the second round if the choices are who are going for intellectual, cultural, Expanded Office Hours very clear everyone will be forced to take educational and civic activities. 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I do not think that it goes so far as to see We can be very certain that Ukraine him come to this country before the end will have a long durable period of state- of his term or have bilateral meetings hood and there is nothing in the cards with the U.S. president. that suggests that this is not going to hap- Now things are back on a more normal pen. And if Ukraine’s independence isn’t course although not entirely back to nor- in danger then the only issue is how to mal because, in my opinion, there will not help improve it, to make it more open, be a reaching out at the level of summitry, transparent, and normal as a country. of bilateral president-to-president meet- That should be the role of the diaspora. ings. There won’t be that kind of reci- The diaspora should not be shy about procity between now and October 2004. criticizing Ukraine’s failings while remind- ing people of some of its strengths, but What do you make of the new U.S. also of allowing real information to contin- ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst? ue to flow to policy-makers and to support What kind of person is he and how a real understanding of what goes on in the does his appointment bode for U.S.- country. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 No. 43

Duranty, even if the Pulitzer Prize were Historian says... revoked, would still abound in books, (Continued from page 1) articles and other materials, Dr. von Dr. von Hagen’s completed report Hagen said. was sent to the Pulitzer Prize Board on The executive editor of The New York July 29 by The New York Times, which Times, Bill Keller, told The Washington included a cover letter with comments Post on October 23 that the newspaper from Arthur Sulzberger Jr., the publisher would have no objection if the Pulitzer of The New York Times. Mr. Sulzberger Prize Board wanted to revoke Mr. said, according to an article in The Times Duranty’s award. Mr. Keller called Mr. on October 23, that “over the past two Duranty’s work “pretty dreadful. ... It decades, The Times has often acknowl- was a parroting of propaganda,” the edged that Duranty’s slovenly work Washington Post reported. should have been recognized for what it Mr. Keller also said in an interview was by his editors and by his Pulitzer with his own paper: “It’s absolutely true judges seven decades ago.” that the work Duranty did, at least as However, Mr. Sulzberger also advised much of it as I’ve read, was credulous.” the Pulitzer Board to consider that revok- “I don’t think either The New York ing Mr. Duranty’s award “might evoke Times or the Pulitzer Prize Board will My mother, father, brother and sister the Stalinist practice to airbrush purged collapse if they admit they made a mis- and the rest of the family have life figures out of official records and histo- take,” Dr. von Hagen said. ries.” Mr. Sulzberger also said he feared Sig Gissler, administrator for the insurance. What about me? that “the board would be setting a prece- Pulitzer Prizes and a Columbia journal- dent for revisiting its judgments over ism professor, said the matter was under Rates are low. See the chart on the many decades.” internal review and declined any further next page for more information. Dr. von Hagen acknowledged con- comment. Officials from The New York cerns The New York Times may have Times did not return The Weekly’s phone about prize revocation in terms of the call before deadline. precedent such a move might create. Since the inception of the Pulitzer The Ukrainian Medical Association of North America However, he said that arguing the moral Prizes in 1917, the Pulitzer Board has NY Metro Chapter equivalence of revoking Mr. Duranty’s never revoked an award. Mr. Gissler siad prize with Stalin’s airbrushing, or remov- the board is scheduled to meet on ing, individuals from historical records, November 21, but he would not say what was “deeply troubling.” Records of Mr. steps the board might take next.

cordially invites its members and the general public to attend a lecture on Committee, which allows us every year to “NJ Health Care Issues for You and Your Family” The Washington Group’s... bring an intern to the Embassy,” said Mr. (Continued from page 8) Nadolenko. “We find the help of interns Speaker: ent and the place where it is demanded, very valuable as they often bring in new the Ukrainian government bodies. I ideas and take care of their implementa- Mark T. Olesnicky, M.D., believe that by sponsoring this internship tion. For example, two years ago, we President of the Medical Society of New Jersey The Washington Group is doing its own launched a regular up-to-date news bul- share toward bridging the gap.” letin service on the Embassy’s website Friday, November 14, 2003 Mr. Didenko’s background also and this was largely made possible by the 7:00 p.m. includes time spent as an intern at the work of our intern. We hope the intern- at the Ramada Inn House of Commons of the Canadian ship program will continue for many years to come,” he explained. 130 Route 10 West Parliament in Ottawa. Besides his mas- East Hanover, NJ 07936 ter’s degree from Johns Hopkins, Mr. Fund-raising drive (973) 386-5622 Didenko also holds degrees in political science from Central European The TWG Fellowship Fund was estab- University (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary, lished within The Washington Group in and in history from Luhansk State 1987, and placed its first intern at the Pedagogical University in Ukraine. Embassy of Ukraine back in 1996. A The embassy internship has proven fund-raising drive to cover costs of next beneficial for the Ukrainian Embassy as year’s Embassy internship is currently well, according to the first secretary for under way. TWG is a 501c non-profit the Cultural, Information and Press Office organization, with contributions being there, Hennadii Nadolenko. “We very tax-deductible. Donations can be sent to: much value our eight-year-long coopera- TWG Fellowship Fund, PO Box 11248, tion with the TWG Fellowship Washington, DC 20008.

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ing border controls, and the struggle EU-Ukraine... against organized crime and corruption. (Continued from page 2) Dr. Lynch emphasized: “The Wider The UNA has a single payment plan ernment led by Viktor Yushchenko in Europe initiative is a pledge of greater 1999-2001 – a factor that led to growing EU attention, energy, money and time that will insure your child’s life at criticism by the oligarch and the govern- devoted to Ukraine. The methodology of $5,000 for one low payment. Find ment’s dismissal in April 2001. Former the initiative, namely the Action Plans, head of Naftohaz Ukrainy Ihor Bakai has as part of the Wider Europe initiative, your child’s age below and that’s all admitted that most Ukrainian oligarchs will require Brussels to become far more made their capital in the 1990s from the deeply engaged in Ukrainian affairs, and you have to pay. Call today for your resale of Russian energy. Energy reform to work far more closely with the application. is not likely to be seriously pursued Ukrainian authorities themselves.” while the head of the presidential admin- If Ukraine treats these Action Plans 1-800-253-9862. istration is Viktor Medvedchuk, whose seriously, as it has with its Action Plan Social Democratic Party-United is wide- with NATO, Dr. Lynch noted, then this ly believed to financially gain the most could open “a new horizon for coopera- AGE PREMIUM from corrupt energy deals. tion with the EU,” which “is a pledge 0 $ 300.00 The summit statement raised the that with work and effort the door for far 1 $ 300.00 importance of the further development of greater ties will be open.” Poland and the Eurasian oil transportation corridor, Hungary assuaged Ukraine’s fears about 2 $ 310.00 which would bring Azerbaijani Caspian the Schengen agreement blocking access 3 $ 310.00 oil to Poland and Western Europe. to the EU when both countries agreed to 4 $ 320.00 Ukraine has completed the construction introduce visa-free travel from October of the Odesa-Brody pipeline, which links 1. 5 $ 330.00 the Black Sea to the former Druzhba Despite this progress, membership in 6 $ 340.00 pipeline. But Russia is intensively lobby- the EU is still not on the horizon for 7 $ 355.00 ing for the new pipeline to work in Ukraine. EU enlargement commissioner 8 $ 365.00 reverse by bringing Russian oil from Guenter Verheugen told the Financial Brody to Odesa, a step the EU (and the Times of October 10 that “Wider Europe 9 $ 380.00 United States) have warned against. is not about putting EU membership on 10 $ 395.00 President Kuchma’s exasperation over the agenda for these countries.” the EU’s reluctance to offer Ukraine the prospect of future membership is one factor behind his promotion of the CIS Single Economic Space (SES) just prior to the summit. As Kuchma bemoaned, “How much longer can we be kept on the doorstep [of the EU]? None of the [EU] officials have said Ukraine is want- ed in the EU.” The SES was only briefly mentioned in one sentence in the 12th point of the post-summit statement. The EU believes that as long as the SES does not evolve from the level of a free-trade zone it will not create a barrier to Ukraine’s integration into the EU, whereas the EU would view an SES Customs Union more negatively. In May, President Kuchma optimisti- cally predicted that Ukraine would be offered EU associate membership at the October summit, presumably because he would like to claim credit for obtaining such status from the EU during his sec- ond term in office. On the eve of the summit, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleksander Chalyi repeated the claim that associate membership is being dis- cussed by the EU. However, this statement proved to be premature, as European Commission President Romano Prodi and the current EU president, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, expressed at the sum- mit the hope that Ukraine could join the EU in the future, without mentioning a specific time frame. But Dr. Dov Lynch, a research fellow at the EU’s Institute for Security Studies, warned: “The EU must follow political developments very closely over the next few months until the elections. 2004 is a turning point in Ukrainian politics and the EU must ensure that it is the right turning point, one that moves Ukraine closer to realizing its European ambi- tions than it has until now.” Dr. Lynch continued: “Political decla- rations of support for free and fair elec- tions, technical assistance to ensure that these are fulfilled, tacit warnings of what might happen to the relationship are required from Brussels. EU attention on Ukraine must be firm and steady. Ukraine must ensure that the elections are free and fair and that their results are respected to the highest degree.” The summit statement also raised the question of the EU’s deeper involvement in supporting Ukrainian reforms through its “Wider Europe” initiative launched in March. 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UNIAN. Is Moscow... Some are more cautious in their assess- (Continued from page 2) ment of the dam controversy, but no less water pipeline along this bridge. Zerkalo far-sighted. Their view of the controversy Nedeli suggests that Mr. Hrach may be derives from a statement by the interested in piping cheap alcohol from Krasnodarskii Krai governor earlier this Ossetia into Crimea. month, who said on a Russian television However, the Tuzla controversy may channel that the construction of the dam is also have more serious consequences, being carried out following an accord among them political, economic and mili- reached between Ukrainian President tary. First, Ukraine and Russia for many Leonid Kuchma and his Russian counter- years have been at loggerheads regarding part Vladimir Putin during their meeting in the delimitation of the border in the Azov September. According to this theory, when Sea in general and Kerch Strait in particular. the dam is only a few meters from the islet, More than 100 oil and natural gas deposits Mr. Kuchma will personally arrive at Tuzla have been discovered in the Azov Sea. and “order” that the construction is Their exploitation by Russia or Ukraine, stopped, thus quashing the potential border with no delimitated border between them, conflict between the two countries and carries the potential risk of a full-scale inter- securing the country’s territorial integrity. national row over their sea frontier. This version implies a conspiracy between Second, Kerch Strait is fairly shallow; Presidents Kuchma and Putin – allegedly big ships can navigate the strait only oriented toward boosting Mr. Kuchma’s through an artificially made fairway that is rating in Ukraine and making a third presi- administered and controlled by Crimea’s dential term possible for him. port of Kerch. It is estimated that the Kerch Mr. Kuchma said on October 6 that the administration earns up to $180 million construction of the dam involves a “misun- annually for letting Russian and other ships derstanding” rather than “politics.” Asked enter the Azov Sea. whether this situation may provoke a border Moreover, the Tuzla islet has a strategic conflict with Russia, he said he refused to military importance – as long as Kyiv con- believe such a development would occur. trols it, it also controls the traffic between Last week in Moscow, Ukraine’s Foreign the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, including Affairs Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko that of naval vessels. spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Some Ukrainian politicians and journal- Ivanov and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail ists have speculated that the Kremlin has Kasianov on the dam controversy. No decided to reconnect Tuzla with the details of the talks have been released. Russian mainland and take the islet under The Verkhovna Rada adopted a state- its administration, thus gaining more con- ment on October 14 appealing to the trol over the navigation in Kerch Strait. Russian parliament to intervene in the con- “The Russian action on Tuzla is primari- struction of the dam in order to stop any ly a test of Ukraine’s capability to defend “unilateral actions” that may contradict its territorial integrity and an illustration of “the spirit of strategic partnership of the [Moscow’s intent] to swallow Ukraine as a two countries.” In the event the dam project whole – through the single economic space is continued, the Ukrainian legislature – or in parts, [by taking] Tuzla and pledged “to initiate all measures envisaged Sevastopol,” Borys Bespalyi, a deputy by the norms of international law to protect from the opposition Our Ukraine bloc, told a state’s territorial sovereignty.” 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2003 No. 43

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Saturday, November 1 Friday, November 7 Soyuzivka’s Datebook NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Medical NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and October 31-November 2 November 21-23 Association of North America, New York Literary Club, jointly with Ukrainian National Halloween Weekend UNA General Assembly Metropolitan Chapter, in cooperation with Women’s League of America, Branch 127, Friday night – Saints of Swing the Self Reliance Association of American and the New York Bandura Ensemble present are playing November 27-30 Ukrainians, New York Branch, will hold a a program titled “Obzhynky” (Harvest), as Saturday – costume party, haunted Thanksgiving packages available – community-based medical lecture at 2 p.m. part of the “Archetypes of Ukrainian Culture” The featured physician is Dr. Mary house, pumpkin picking and Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner series. The program will include a videofilm with overnight stay Efremov whose topic will be breast cancer. of ritual enactments of harvest customs as carving, slumber party for kids The presentation will be held at 98 Second performed by the Kyiv Dyvotsvit Folk and costume zabava with Vorony December 6 Ave. Admission is free and refreshments Ensemble; a presentation by musicologist UNA Christmas Party will be served. For further information call Oksana Lykhovyd, who will speak about November 1 Dr. Ihor Magun, (516) 766-5147. Dyvotsvit soloist Claudia Kaninska; and ban- 3 Mile Run – Fundraiser by STP durist Lavrentia Turkewicz, who will provide Kurin Spartanok (Renaissance December 24-28 CHICAGO: The Chicago Business and commentary and song demonstration from Fund towards Soyuzivka Christmas packages available – Professional Group is sponsoring a panel dis- her own repertoire. Time: 7 p.m. Donation: Playground) Traditional Ukrainian cussion and reception with 10 journalists $7; students, $5. In the Mayana Gallery, the Christmas Eve Dinner from several different newspapers serving the “Fruits of Ukrainian Soil” exhibit will be on with overnight stay Lviv area who are in Chicago as part of an view through November 19. The gallery is November 1-2 exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Paintball Games on Soyuzivka’s located at 136 Second Ave., fourth floor. For Department of State. The evening also will more information call (212) 260-4490 or new groomed paintball field December 31 New Year’s Eve formal sit down feature a presentation by representatives from (212) 777 8144. Website: www.unwla.org or - $30/game the International Visitors Center of Chicago, www.brama.com/mayana/. dinner and zabava with Tempo a non-profit organization that works with var- November 7-9 ious U.S. agencies and is the official host of BALTIMORE: The Ukrainian American Plast Orlykiada January 30-February 1, 2004 the journalists. The event will be held at the Youth Association (SUM) invites the public Church of Annunciation Family Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W. to a concert featuring The Telnyuk Sisters November 15-16 Weekend Chicago Ave., at 7 p.m. Admission: $10, vocal duo, and a “vechirka” (dance) to be UACC members; $15, non-members. held at the Domivka, 301 Eastern Ave. The Sunday, November 2 duo’s distinctive style incorporates soft rock, jazz and folk music, using such instruments SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J.: The as the flute, piano, violin, bandura and the Ukrainian National Women’s League of drymba. The concert program, which begins America, Branch 4, will present a unique at 7:30 p.m., will be preceeded at 6 p.m. by an fashion show titled “Vesillia” to be held at 1 Obolon Happy Hour. Admission: $10 p.m. in the small reception hall beside St. (includes concert and Obolon beer). Proceeds Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church on to benefit independent Ukrainian artists. For Main Street. 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EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The Ukrainian Monday, November 3 American Professionals and Businesspersons Association of New York and New Jersey CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard invite the public to a reading by Margaret Ukrainian Research Institute announces Siriol Colley from her book “Gareth Jones: A that the Zenovia Sochor Parry Memorial Manchukuo Incident.” Ms. Colley is the The public is cordially invited and encouraged to Lecture will be given by Timothy Snyder, niece of Gareth Jones, the first Western corre- attend the next meeting of the assistant professor of history, Yale spondent to expose the horrors of the University, on the topic “Ukraine and the Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 in Ukraine. Enlarging West.” The lecture will be held The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Ramada UKRAINIAN AMERICAN in the Thompson Room of Barker Center, Hotel on Route 10 (westbound). 20 Quincy St., at Harvard University at 4- ADVANCE NOTICE PROFESSIONALS AND 6 p.m. A reception will follow. For more information contact HURI, (617) 495- Friday, November 14 BUSINESSPERSONS 4053, or [email protected] EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The Ukrainian Tuesday, November 4 Medical Association of North America ASSOCIATION OF NY & NJ (UMANA) New York Metro Region, invites www.brama.com/uapba-ny-nj/ CHICAGO: The Young Friends of the its members and the general public to a Institute present artist John David Mooney, presentation by Mark T. Olesnicky, M.D., UAPBA invited you to join us for a reading by who will give a lecture and slide presenta- president of the Medical Society of New tion on his large-scale public sculptures in Jersey, on the topic “New Jersey Health Malta, Dubrovnik, Rome and Miami. The Care Issues for You and Your Family.” The MARGARET SIRIOL COLLEY presentation will be followed by a reception. presentation will be held at the Ramada Inn, The program, to be held at the Ukrainian 130 Route 10 W., at 7 p.m.; telephone, (973) from her book Institute of Modern Art, 2320 West Chicago 386-5622. Light refreshments will be GARETH JONES Ave., will begin at 8 p.m. Admission is free. served. For further information contact Dr. For information call (773) 227-5522. Marta Kushnir, (508) 890-5886. a Manchukuo Incident

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